Comments on: Rube Goldberg Contraption for Pyromaniacs. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:35:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-108240 Dan Thu, 10 May 2007 02:28:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-108240 credit where credit is due and don't try this at home - but damn! These guys are patently ingenious! My thanks to them for the entertainment! credit where credit is due and don't try this at home - but damn! These guys are patently ingenious!

My thanks to them for the entertainment!

]]> By: Uwe http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-108129 Uwe Wed, 09 May 2007 22:02:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-108129 This video is currently showing in its full 30 min version at the Smithsonian Hirschhorn museum in Washington D.C. We saw it last Monday - it is just too cool! This video is currently showing in its full 30 min version at the Smithsonian Hirschhorn museum in Washington D.C. We saw it last Monday - it is just too cool!

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-108047 Chris Wed, 09 May 2007 20:15:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-108047 I heard the camera guy died from the fumes... ;) I heard the camera guy died from the fumes...

;)

]]> By: Jason http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-108040 Jason Wed, 09 May 2007 20:09:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-108040 Yep, my kids asked me to buy this for them when they were playing it on the big screen at Fry's. It's one of their favorite videos. Yep, my kids asked me to buy this for them when they were playing it on the big screen at Fry's. It's one of their favorite videos.

]]> By: jeff http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-108020 jeff Wed, 09 May 2007 19:51:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-108020 Credit Where It's Due: this is from a video that i think is entitled "how things work" or "how things go" by swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss. it's a shame this was posted without giving them credit. the full video is about 1/2 hour long and is really incredible as it's all one take. if you're in new york they have a show up now at Matthew Marks gallery upstairs on 24th street that has a ton of photos showing similar works from the same time perod. the photos show weird contraptions made from carrots, forks, bowling balls, tires, ladders etc. that are basically feats of balancing, i.e. these and similar everyday objects are balanced and levered and stuck into each other in ways that seem impossible and make you wonder how long it took to figure things like this out and how long they stayed together. also, it's pretty amazing to think that this is what someone does with their life. they also make great sculptures where they carve totally realistic objects like brooms, mops and whole constrution sites out of realistically painted foam and plaster. they are total badasses. the gallery's website might have images of the photos. Credit Where It's Due: this is from a video that i think is entitled "how things work" or "how things go" by swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss. it's a shame this was posted without giving them credit. the full video is about 1/2 hour long and is really incredible as it's all one take. if you're in new york they have a show up now at Matthew Marks gallery upstairs on 24th street that has a ton of photos showing similar works from the same time perod. the photos show weird contraptions made from carrots, forks, bowling balls, tires, ladders etc. that are basically feats of balancing, i.e. these and similar everyday objects are balanced and levered and stuck into each other in ways that seem impossible and make you wonder how long it took to figure things like this out and how long they stayed together. also, it's pretty amazing to think that this is what someone does with their life. they also make great sculptures where they carve totally realistic objects like brooms, mops and whole constrution sites out of realistically painted foam and plaster. they are total badasses. the gallery's website might have images of the photos.

]]> By: Erik http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107983 Erik Wed, 09 May 2007 18:56:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107983 This video is a DVD I rented once! It's called The Way Things Go. That's where it's from =) This video is a DVD I rented once! It's called The Way Things Go. That's where it's from =)

]]> By: pronoblem http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107977 pronoblem Wed, 09 May 2007 18:27:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107977 "If it worked all at once then it would be a really cool video" It is cool either way... "If it worked all at once then it would be a really cool video"

It is cool either way...

]]> By: pronoblem http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107976 pronoblem Wed, 09 May 2007 18:26:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107976 This is from the film The Way Things Go. Saw it at a museum years ago and had to own it on DVD. Great stuff. This is from the film The Way Things Go. Saw it at a museum years ago and had to own it on DVD. Great stuff.

]]> By: Juan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107966 Juan Wed, 09 May 2007 18:03:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107966 I'm not sure if they got it right on the first try. If you look closely in the middle of some of the zoom-in's you can see that they made some cuts. If it worked all at once then it would be a really cool video I'm not sure if they got it right on the first try. If you look closely in the middle of some of the zoom-in's you can see that they made some cuts. If it worked all at once then it would be a really cool video

]]> By: kid icarus http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107961 kid icarus Wed, 09 May 2007 17:45:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107961 it looks like whomever edited that in a couple spots (aka when they zoom in to the flames), so not sure if that was one take or not......however the flaming tether ball thing was awesome. it looks like whomever edited that in a couple spots (aka when they zoom in to the flames), so not sure if that was one take or not......however the flaming tether ball thing was awesome.

]]> By: andy http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107943 andy Wed, 09 May 2007 17:12:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107943 sweet. sweet.

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107929 Chris Wed, 09 May 2007 16:40:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107929 im pretty sure this is from this movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094300/ im pretty sure this is from this movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094300/

]]> By: Alan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/comment-page-1/#comment-107899 Alan Wed, 09 May 2007 15:29:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/09/rube-goldberg-contraption-for-pyromaniacs/#comment-107899 Very well done, I wonder how many takes it took to get right? Very well done, I wonder how many takes it took to get right?

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