# Cool Rube Goldberg backyard device **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 7, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619 "2021-05-07T20:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/1 "2021-05-07T20:51:38Z")
Video is about three minutes but it is all action, no build up. I don’t know how famous this guy is but he has a fair Youtube following doing stuff like this. Starts with a basketball, ends with a basketball and in between are ropes, marbles, skateboards, string, rocks… you get the idea. ([The Swish Machine: 70 Step Basketball Trickshot (Rube Goldberg Machine) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-P4qLLUyk)) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/2 "2021-05-07T20:56:31Z")
Pretty wild. So much work put into it. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/3 "2021-05-07T21:13:05Z")
I can’t even imagine trying. I wonder how many tries he needed to film a successful run? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/4 "2021-05-07T21:16:02Z")
And how did he keep the camerawork up along with the real-time action? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/5 "2021-05-07T21:21:49Z")
Exactly what I was thinking. Anyway, impressive. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/6 "2021-05-07T21:23:46Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > And how did he keep the camerawork up along with the real-time action? I thought he was running alongside of it while filming. Are you thinking something else? ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/7 "2021-05-07T21:33:32Z")
He says this in the description: > [@](#): > > Filmed entirely with the GoPro MAX. The GoPro MAX is a 360 camera, and I used it for this video so I did not have to stress about missing anything during the filming process. With the GoPro MAX, you can reframe your video after you film it, so it was impossible to miss any part of the machine when filming. If there are any strange spots in this video you might think looks like a cut or edit, that is just the stitching of the 360 video. I’m guessing that means he can go back later and edit the view so it looks like he had the camera pointed at the right place all the time even though the raw footage was probably shaky and not centered on the right place. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/8 "2021-05-08T02:28:38Z")
That was very cool. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/9 "2021-05-08T03:58:27Z")
I’m wondering where he lives and what the climate is like. From the trees and greenery it looks like a place that gets rain every couple of days. And rain is usually accompnied by wind. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/10 "2021-05-08T04:20:21Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > I’m guessing that means he can go back later and edit the view so it looks like he had the camera pointed at the right place all the time even though the raw footage was probably shaky and not centered on the right place. Yeah, I was more impressed with the shooting than the goldberg device. Even with 360 shots, that would have required a lot of rehearsals (and sheer luck) to shoot that video. Super impressive what the camera person was doing, however it was done. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/11 "2021-05-08T04:41:40Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Video is about three minutes but it is all action, no build up. I don’t know how famous this guy is but he has a fair Youtube following doing stuff like this. Starts with a basketball, ends with a basketball and in between are ropes, marbles, skateboards, string, rocks… you get the idea. I haven’t had a chance to look at the video yet. I just wanted to compliment you on your considerate and useful post. It has a nice summary of the video you are linking to, as well as the running time. IMO, this is what SDMB posts linking to videos should look like. ESPECIALLY if it’s the OP. Thanks. Now to watch! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/12 "2021-05-08T14:27:24Z")
Seconded. An intros they should all be done. Now to watch … ETA: I’m back. That was insanely awesome. Thank goodness the world has nuts like that in it. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/13 "2021-05-08T17:54:42Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > I’m guessing that means he can go back later and edit the view so it looks like he had the camera pointed at the right place all the time even though the raw footage was probably shaky and not centered on the right place. I wondered why the camera was less shaky than I thought it would be. It also explains why the further away the shot was, the less the quality. ( I’m talking about when the ball is on the orange track around the pond) The GoPro is great at close range but loses detail quickly, which is a feature, not a bug for what it’s used for. > [@chappachula](#): > > And rain is usually accompnied by wind. How’d you like to get 90% thru the course when the wind blows a marble off a table and ruins the whole thing? > [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > I haven’t had a chance to look at the video yet. I just wanted to compliment you on your considerate and useful post. It has a nice summary of the video you are linking to, as well as the running time. > > IMO, this is what SDMB posts linking to videos should look like. ESPECIALLY if it’s the OP. Thanks. I pretty much agree with what you’ve posted about this in the past. I hate clicking on a link and getting a 20 minute video that was hidden by a tinyurl link. . > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Thank goodness the world has nuts like that in it. Absolutely! Left on my own I would never do something like this so it’s great people enjoy putting the time in. And I’m not claiming I’m not nuts, just not this kind of nuts. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619/14 "2021-05-08T19:05:30Z")
That guy DEFINITELY needs to have a yard sale.