I stumbled upon this amazing little invention, called The Pactuator, earlier today. This the coolest interpretation of a steampunk Pac-Man I've ever seen [via The Retroist]:

Sure, it's not very complex, but you have to admit the gears look impressive. Jonathan M. Guberman -- the man responsible for this little bit of awesome -- has a flair for making similar objects. You can find his other work here.

To see the Pactuator in motion, check out the video after the jump.