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more about #rubegoldberg more comments → G-Ram: Holy fuck, all that for some ramen? more » Bos'un's Mate: Sorry guys, but I'm sticking with the classic Rube Goldberg breakfast of three (count 'em) Ice Cream Sundaes. more » ZanderCachifa: At least it doesn't shoot you. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: No bacon. No win. Better luck next time Yuri.. more » Nick: i still only recognize the one from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. that one had a live chicken. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Bland watery coffee and scrambled eggs all messed up, with no seasoning and leaving the kitchen all dirty... now we need overdone bacon, and it's the ... more » Platypus Man: The Family Guy one was pretty good... [www.hulu.com] (I couldn't get Hulu to embed...) My apologies to those of you outside the US, but no one else re... more » QuarterToTomorrow: For fuck's sake, it's "omelette"! That's probably one of the most retarded American spelling idiosyncrasies. more » TeagueNoppa: OMG! Ponies! That's not a very Kosher thing to say Mr. Phonies. more » FooSchnickens - BPH Free: This video instantly fails for not having Danny Elfman playing in the background. more » Curves: Biscuits and gravy can not ever be automated. They need to be made by loving hands. more » OMG! Ponies!: If there ain't no bacon, it ain't no breakfast. more » Hello Mister Walrus: It's a good thing they built this. Because otherwise, there would be absolutely nothing to attract tourists to Amsterdam. Absolutely nothing. more » BeerManMike: Awesome! does it also feed all the starving kids in africa? more » stncttr908: That doesn't make breakfast, it just shoots you in the arm! more » -
#rubegoldberg
10 Rube Goldberg Machines For Food Lovers
Do you love eating? Do you love amusingly complex machinery? If the answer is yes on both counts, get a load of Eat Me Daily's list of the top ten food-based Rube Goldberg Machines. More » -
#rubegoldberg
The Ultimate Breakfast Machine Is Complete!
Earlier this month, designer Yuri Suzuki called for help to create a Pee Wee Hermanesque breakfast machine. Now, the heavenly contraption is done. Here's a rundown of the machine (not in English, but eggs and toast are pretty universal): More » -
#rubegoldberg
Designer Wants Your Help To Build a Rube Goldberg Breakfast Machine
Starting today, Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki will be soliciting help from visitors to the Platform21 show in Amsterdam to develop a working Rube Goldberg breakfast machine. More » -
#rfid
RFID Takes The Fun Out Of Rube Goldberg Machines
Meant to illustrate "designerly applications of RFID," the Nearness concept from London design firm Berg also illustrates how to strip all of the fun out of Rube Goldberg machines. More » -
#humor
Ever Wish a Rube Goldberg Machine Would Set Itself on Fire and Kick You in the Balls?
I'm assuming not. But I do suspect it's something you'd all like to see. It happens to be your lucky day. More » -
#rubegoldberg
Creme That Egg: Rube Goldberg Machine Destroys Easter In 8,000 Easy Steps
I have to admit, this Rube Goldberg machine is pretty friggn' ingenious—even if it does result in a the gruesome death of a delicious Cadbury Egg. [Telegraph via Jezebel] -
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#ambition
IDEO Sets Up Ridiculously Large, Continent-Spanning Rube Goldberg Device
Sure, we've seen a number of fun Rube Goldberg devices in our day, but none with the scale and ambition of this one made by IDEO. I mean, how can you argue with a statement like this: More » -
#epicgadgets
10 Gadgets With Mind-Boggling Moving Parts
At their best, gadgets transcend the world of technology and become "living" works of art. The following ten gadgets are awe-inspiring in their complexity, mind boggling in their motion and beautiful enough to stand alongside the work of any old master. Naturally, there is a clock or two, but there are also calculators, a Rube Goldberg machine and a crazy moving building rounding out the list.More » -
#essay
The Greatest Hangover Machine Never Built
Oof, my head. The trouble with being a weekend warrior is the day after. This morning I have a troupe of miniature MC Hammers inside my head, stomping in perfect time to the pile-driver thump, and chanting: "STOP! Hangover time!" Kingsley Amis best put the feeling into words in his novel Lucky Jim. "His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum." Oral hygiene aside, my brain has shrunk to the size of a frozen pea, and I can feel it rattling around inside my head like *ponders myopically* God, I don't know what. I'm HUNGOVER for God's sake. Is there a gadget that can help me? Or am I going to have to build one myself? More » -
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Purdue's 156-Step Burger Maker Wins Rube Goldberg Contest
We've brought you Rube Goldberg-style clocks and toys, but none of them are a match for the 156-step device that's just won the annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. This year's challenge was to assemble a burger with vegetables, condiments and two bun halves. The meat was pre-cooked... a sensible idea to avoid fires and explosions: you'll understand when you look at the great pics of the machines that MAKE took. Beneath the gallery you'll find a demo video of some of them in action. Sadly we don't have one of the complete 156-step run yet, so you'll just have to imagine its fantasticness. More » -
#marblemadness
Make Rube Goldberg-Style Marble Madness Mechanisms
If you are a fan of Rube Goldberg-style contraptions, you will love Think Geek's Cological Marble Run Construction Set. It contains everything you need to create your own marble mayhem—including 23 different types of marble-moving mechanisms like rolling cars and whacking mallets. More info and a video after the jump. More »
