Comments on: Rube Goldberg machine that integrates freerunners with lots of guts, little regard for own safety http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jorpho http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1549450 Jorpho Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1549450 <blockquote>sitting and watching breaks down your body, learning a difficult physical skill or craft builds it up.</blockquote>Right up to the point that you land on cement on your face and experience the joy of physicality.

sitting and watching breaks down your body, learning a difficult physical skill or craft builds it up.

Right up to the point that you land on cement on your face and experience the joy of physicality.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1549380 EH Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1549380 Yep. These people should be ashamed of themselves for creating something that resembles anything that has ever occurred in the past. I don't suppose Fischli & Weiss are subject to the same criticism for "ripping off" Goldberg, are they? Yep. These people should be ashamed of themselves for creating something that resembles anything that has ever occurred in the past. I don’t suppose Fischli & Weiss are subject to the same criticism for “ripping off” Goldberg, are they?

]]> By: Dale Mahalko http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1549269 Dale Mahalko Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1549269 This is just a ripoff of the 1987 film "Der Lauf Der Dinge" / "The Way Things Go" by Peter Fischli and David Weiss.  All the tire stuff is straight from this video production. http://vimeo.com/4581265 This is just a ripoff of the 1987 film “Der Lauf Der Dinge” / “The Way Things Go” by Peter Fischli and David Weiss.  All the tire stuff is straight from this video production.

http://vimeo.com/4581265

]]> By: Phoenix Lomax http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1549249 Phoenix Lomax Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1549249 Traceurs, not parkours. Parkour is the sport, a traceur is a practitioner of the sport. Traceurs, not parkours. Parkour is the sport, a traceur is a practitioner of the sport.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1549222 EH Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1549222 Screw you, it's a beautiful thing. Screw you, it’s a beautiful thing.

]]> By: ChickieD http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548995 ChickieD Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548995 I felt like this was trying too hard to be a viral hit. It lacked a certain something. It reminded me of the OK Go video where they did a Rube Goldberg thing, but just didn't seem to be as fun. Camera work was not good and the music was not energetic. I got the feeling the participants were doing their job but I think I wanted a little more joy or silliness or fun or cleverness. I liked the blue dolphin though. And sharks. I felt like this was trying too hard to be a viral hit. It lacked a certain something. It reminded me of the OK Go video where they did a Rube Goldberg thing, but just didn’t seem to be as fun. Camera work was not good and the music was not energetic. I got the feeling the participants were doing their job but I think I wanted a little more joy or silliness or fun or cleverness. I liked the blue dolphin though. And sharks.

]]> By: kmoser http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548923 kmoser Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548923 Agreed: even with better (smoother) camera work and fewer cuts, there was way too much happening too quickly and much of the detail was lost. Agreed: even with better (smoother) camera work and fewer cuts, there was way too much happening too quickly and much of the detail was lost.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548895 Boundegar Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548895 Admirable restraint: I didn't see a Red Bull logo anywhere. Admirable restraint: I didn’t see a Red Bull logo anywhere.

]]> By: Ito Kagehisa http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548858 Ito Kagehisa Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548858 <blockquote>the winners are the people luckiest at dodging injuries</blockquote>Well, you've certainly got a point, but there's more than just luck or good genes involved in being a competition athlete.  Luck helps, sure, heredity even more so - but the <em>point</em> of it is the sheer joy of physicality.  Which is obviously the opposite of TV; sitting and watching breaks down your body, learning a difficult physical skill or craft builds it up.

the winners are the people luckiest at dodging injuries

Well, you’ve certainly got a point, but there’s more than just luck or good genes involved in being a competition athlete.  Luck helps, sure, heredity even more so – but the point of it is the sheer joy of physicality.  Which is obviously the opposite of TV; sitting and watching breaks down your body, learning a difficult physical skill or craft builds it up.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548855 Preston Sturges Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548855 I'm sure there's a non-cellphone version somewhere.  But yeah, a lot of action movies leave me cold because there's no way to decipher what's happening.  I’m sure there’s a non-cellphone version somewhere.  But yeah, a lot of action movies leave me cold because there’s no way to decipher what’s happening. 

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548853 Preston Sturges Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548853 Which is not to say they haven't cracked a vertebrae or even acquired a speech impediment.  I saw a freerunning competition on television, but I turned it off after several people blew out their knees.  It doesn't take a lot muscular strength to exceed what the joints can do, and the winners are the people luckiest at dodging injuries.  Which is not to say they haven’t cracked a vertebrae or even acquired a speech impediment. 

I saw a freerunning competition on television, but I turned it off after several people blew out their knees.  It doesn’t take a lot muscular strength to exceed what the joints can do, and the winners are the people luckiest at dodging injuries. 

]]> By: vonbobo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548852 vonbobo Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548852 wow! wow!

]]> By: Ramone http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548848 Ramone Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548848 Very cool stunts. The one thing Red Bull should have given them is a professional cameraman used to shooting fast action--the video was too blurry for quick panning. Very cool stunts. The one thing Red Bull should have given them is a professional cameraman used to shooting fast action–the video was too blurry for quick panning.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548844 SomeGuyNamedMark Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548844 Youtube is full of people trying stunts like this and failing.  I'm always amazed at how people can land on cement on their face or on their necks and survive or even just get up. Youtube is full of people trying stunts like this and failing.  I’m always amazed at how people can land on cement on their face or on their necks and survive or even just get up.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/rube-goldberg-machine-that-int.html#comment-1548833 oasisob1 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185305#comment-1548833 redbull.de viral marketing. Yay. Still, cool vid, bro; do it again. redbull.de viral marketing. Yay. Still, cool vid, bro; do it again.

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