Rube Goldberg Basketball Shot

By Queuebot in Sports, Video Clips on Apr 14, 2009 at 8:02 pm


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At the 20th Annual Richard Opie Tournament at Pewaukee, Wisconsin, a the Pewaukee Longhorns battled the Wildcats in a close game of basketball.

With a tie game and seconds left in the fourth quarter of the final game of the championship, the Wildcats took one final shot from the other end of the court and … you’ll just have to see the shot for yourself!

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Christophe.


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  1. marishka
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    Looked like a basket to me…..

  2. E. Lively
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    It is RUBE, not RUDE. Wikipedia that if you prefer. I think you will see.

  3. ted
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    It could be rude, depending on what they hit the basketball with.

  4. SenorMysterioso
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    you rube

  5. iondot
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Rube… ah, there is the rub!

    Is this confirmed as real?

  6. Alex
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Ya, fixed now. Thanks!

  7. Johnny Cat
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Awesome, but…why is everyone wearing red?

  8. skidworth
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    i like the score at the end of four……28 all. reminds me of jr. varsity girls b-ball scores!

  9. Ali S.
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    Rubes….so many ruuuuubes!

  10. DaveL
    Apr 14th, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    What-e-vah… let’s see Rube out shoot Ellington.

  11. nickolas_warner
    Apr 15th, 2009 at 12:38 am

    haha. The score was terrible! Oh wait, someone beat me to it.

  12. Kampanye Damai Pemilu Indonesia 2009
    Apr 15th, 2009 at 1:22 am

    Glad I stumbled into this article! I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post.

  13. Gary
    Apr 15th, 2009 at 1:26 am

    If anyone cares, I believe the ball became out of bounds the moment it hit the strap. That is why the basket did not count.

  14. Joe Smith
    Apr 15th, 2009 at 4:28 am

    I think to be a true R.B. basket, it would have to involve an animal seeing something and reacting to it.

  15. Simmy
    Apr 15th, 2009 at 10:43 am

    @ Gary

    You’re right. Any structural supports of the hoop are considered out of bounds. It also looked like it might have hit the ceiling, which is also out of bounds.

    However…gotta give the kid props for having the presence of mind to chuck the ball down court like that.

  16. DOJ
    Apr 15th, 2009 at 11:22 am

    Maybe I’m alone on this, but the motion of the ball doesn’t look real

    I guess I’m just jaded

  17. Christophe
    Apr 15th, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    Rude Goldberg is the guy who’s yelling profanities in the video. :p
    Sorry for the typo ;)


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