There’s nothing quite like watching a second-grader expertly analyse and explain his application of the scientific method as it relates to capturing stuffed monsters to make you question what you’ve been doing with your life. This kid is could be a real-life Chris Knight.
Two Pratt graduate students, Alex Crawford and Austin Nelson, decided their lives – or studies, anyway – wouldn’t be quite complete without having built a Rube Goldberg Machine of their very own. But it’s not just a bunch plinking and plopping for its own sake; this complex contraption actually begins and ends with a photograph.
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Maybe moving $US300 fans is harder than Dyson expected, or perhaps Dyson’s engineers are just flat out of things to do. Either way, this Rube Goldberg-ian balloon course, made from God knows how many Air Multiplier bladeless fans, is mesmerising.
I do love a good Rube Goldberg Machine example. While not as grand in scale as OK Go’s, Vodafone Italy’s commercial looks like it was insanely fun putting together – all those smartphones in one room! Working together! Amazing.
OK Go’s video for This Too Shall Pass is bananas, thanks to an over-the-top Rube Goldberg Machine. We’ve gotten some behind the scenes info before, but this incredibly detailed interactive floor plan takes it to a whole new level.
