Don Richard Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Someone had a lot of time on their hands: http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/player.swf?b=10&l=197&u=ILLUMllSOOAvIF//P_LxP92A42lCHCeeWCejXnHAS/c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 That's wonderful! One sophomore project at my daughter's high school was to build a Rube Goldberg-esque contraption. I never get tired of seeing these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Love it! The best ever was the Honda of Europe Rube Goldbergian ad. Voila! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkzr0naZnZ0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo33 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I wonder how many thousand takes for the video to complete. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 The best ever was the Honda of Europe Rube Goldbergian ad. That's a very cool ad, and fairly plausible, except for the part where the wheels roll uphill. That muffler rolls a lot further than you would expect, too. Even so, it's a fun ad to watch, and there aren't enough of those around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 i thought this was going to be a thread about the forum's own Bruce commandeering a train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 i thought this was going to be a thread about the forum's own Bruce commandeering a train. Not yet... [] I'm still in training... The Honda ad was real, with no film manipulation or special effects tricks. There have been descriptions on the net about how it all worked. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNRabbit Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 The best ever was the Honda of Europe Rube Goldbergian ad. That's a very cool ad, and fairly plausible, except for the part where the wheels roll uphill. That muffler rolls a lot further than you would expect, too. Even so, it's a fun ad to watch, and there aren't enough of those around. Actually, they weighted the wheel to make it do that. It was all done in one continuous take. More details: Remember the popular children's board game, Mousetrap? The game centered on the ability of an assembly of levers, chutes and ramps to send a plastic trap over a toy mouse. Segue to a $1 million commercial produced by Wieden+Kennedy UK for Honda. The spot, dubbed "Cog", features 85 car parts linked in a mesmerizing symphony that culminates with the introduction of Honda's new Accord. No product shots; no Celine Dion; no warnings about professional drivers on closed courses. Just a collection of ball bearings, wiper blades, tires and mufflers seamlessly "interacting" with one another to form a true piece of art. "Cog" took five months of production and design work before it was ready to be shot. And after 605 takes, the dominos fell as they were meant to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Last year at the Maker Faire, we saw a life-sized Mousetrap game! It was sooo cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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