What a crazy meeting! The mechanism:one was revealed to be a 10-second timer. Teams were asked to create timers from basic materials that rang a bell after a 10 second delay.
Winning team:

Thanks for everyone who attended and double thanks to those who are waiting for the next meeting!
Meeting 10 photos on Flickr
See ya next meeting!

Make:NYC Meeting 10 - Wednesday January 28th, 6:30PM
Oh, you know you want to! Come join us for Make:NYC Meeting 10!
Challenge: The Mechanism - One
Think you can assemble a ticking, spinning, working gizmo in under two hours? Who cares!? It’ll be fun to try. Using basic building materials Make:NYC supplies, designs will be tested for accuracy. […]