Amazing One Take Video: OK Go’s Rube Goldberg Machine
This video is remarkable and the entire short film is all done in one take. I don’t see any areas where the camera and motion pause. The one problem with the video I can see is that nobody really cares about the band because they are transfixed by the machine, and what a machine it is! Zoweeee!
Rube Goldberg machines are fascinating in both concept and execution. Take an incredibly simple task like raising a sign or pressing a button and make it as intricate and complex as possible and you’ve got yourself a Rube Goldberg machine. Some might say it’s a lot of work for very little payoff, but it looks like the process itself is its own reward for enthusiasts. They are also typically both amusing and compelling devices; I wouldn’t much care to see a guy press a button, but if he sets off one of these contraptions to achieve the same end? I’ll happily watch.
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