# For all you Rube Goldberg fans: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940 "2003-12-31T13:53:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/1 "2003-12-31T13:53:52Z")
Best car commercial ever: [http://www.creativeclub.co.uk/(s51op1550mgoob55ftxjg5jr)/prelogin/mg.aspx?m=tv&r=208543&ref=](http://www.creativeclub.co.uk/(s51op1550mgoob55ftxjg5jr)/prelogin/mg.aspx?m=tv&r=208543&ref=) ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/2 "2003-12-31T13:56:23Z")
Let’s try that again: [http://www.creativeclub.co.uk/(s51op1550mgoob55ftxjg5jr)/prelogin/mg.aspx?m=tv&r=208543&ref=](http://www.creativeclub.co.uk/(s51op1550mgoob55ftxjg5jr)/prelogin/mg.aspx?m=tv&r=208543&ref=) ---
**Author:** ![dejahma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dejahma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dejahma)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/3 "2003-12-31T14:25:49Z")
Thanks for the reminder, I wanted to use this in my intro to design class next semester. I always assign a Rube-Goldberg design problem and many kids don’t know who Rube-Goldberg is anymore. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/4 "2003-12-31T17:27:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KidCharlemagne \* > **Best car commercial ever:** Actually, this is one of the best _things_ ever. Haj ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/5 "2003-12-31T21:32:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dejahma \* > \*\*Thanks for the reminder, I wanted to use this in my intro to design class next semester. I always assign a Rube-Goldberg design problem and many kids don’t know who Rube-Goldberg is anymore. \*\* Just for the record Rube Goldberg is one person and that’s his first and last name. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/6 "2003-12-31T21:32:54Z")
Actually, **dejahma**. outside the US, isn’t this kind of contraption better known as a Heath Robinson artifact? I know I have a book of Heath Robinson cartoons, but no Rube Goldberg cartoons… Dang. I’m getting a black window with sound effects. Is it that Honda commercial? ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/7 "2003-12-31T21:55:39Z")
You wanna intorduce them to Rube Goldberg, **dejahma,** , just find an old game of “Mousetrap” and let 'em play that! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/8 "2003-12-31T22:20:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sunspace \* > **…Dang. I’m getting a black window with sound effects…** Same here, I’m assuming that there’s supposed to be a picture… ---
**Author:** ![dejahma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dejahma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dejahma)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/9 "2003-12-31T23:00:30Z")
oops. I do know that Rube Goldberg was a single guy. Don’t know why I put the dashes in. I had the Mousetrap game when I was a kid and Dejahda bought one for the kiddies several years ago, but we can’t find it anymore. Sunspace: I’m from the us but will look up Heath Robinson. Thx for the tip. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/10 "2003-12-31T23:53:44Z")
heck out Paul Spooner sometime. [http://www.cabaret.co.uk/artists/spooner.htm](http://www.cabaret.co.uk/artists/spooner.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/11 "2004-01-01T00:04:31Z")
uh ‘check’ ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/12 "2004-01-01T01:20:29Z")
Yes, it is that Honda commercial. If [this link](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/honda-ad.html) doesn’t work either, then try googling for “honda ad.” By the way, it all happened just as you see it. No computer effects or clever editing. [Here’s an article about it](http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/04/13/nhonda13.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/04/13/ixhome.html) ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/13 "2004-01-01T03:10:56Z")
Snopes has a link to it that is a flash video. It loads faster and works if you have Flash player installed. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/14 "2004-01-01T06:47:18Z")
**TJdude825** that’s a great article, thanks. Funny, my brother thought it was CG modified as apparently many others did. I never thought so. I once saw a special on PBS that had a Rube Goldberg contraption that lasted about 20 minutes. Incredible. I’m surprised it took so many takes; I used to build these things as a kid and was always surprised how consistently they worked once I got them set up properly. ---
**Author:** ![Niggle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Niggle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niggle)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/15 "2004-01-01T07:47:51Z")
I’m sure it worked consistently once they got it set up properly, as well… it’s the setup that is a pain. -n ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-rube-goldberg-fans/221940/16 "2004-01-01T16:30:45Z")
That was _cool_.