This is an awesome Rube Goldberg machine.
I guess it’s not though really… because all it does is show things affecting things.
And I wonder why I find this so interesting… but I do!
This must have taken several days to set up. Awesomely done though!
The biggest difference I notice in this video versus others like this that I’ve seen is the chemicals that are used to cause chemical reactions, which further the chain of events.
Scroll down to the fast version if you only have 7 minutes.
Here’s the slow version:
The Way Things Go from Jay on Vimeo.
Here’s the sped up version (still 7 minutes long):
There must have been someone following along behind the cameraman with a fire extinguisher. 🙂
I don’t think I’ve even seen one of those use so many chemical reactions…most of these videos are all mechanical.
Agreed. I thought that was very awesome. And definitely was a fire extinguisher somewhere in the process.
I wonder how many takes they had to do to get it right.