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    fantastic Rube Goldberg Machine

    a cool music video that features a giant Rube Goldberg machine* that spawned over 2 stories of an LA building which works in time to the music.. more details here



    *A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction
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    Originally posted by chef View Post
    A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction
    I know some computer programs like that
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      #3
      Still not as good as Tipping Pot
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        #4
        A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction.
        You copied that from the Microsoft Internals BizTalk Orchestration Engine manual didn't you?

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          #5
          Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
          You copied that from the Microsoft Internals BizTalk Orchestration Engine manual didn't you?
          no, wikipedia
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            #6
            Originally posted by chef View Post
            no, wikipedia
            Great post chef. Thoroughly enjoyed that.
            Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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              #7
              Originally posted by chef View Post
              a cool music video that features a giant Rube Goldberg machine* that spawned over 2 stories of an LA building which works in time to the music.. more details here
              *A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction
              I was wondering how/when it would add 2 stories to a building when I realised you meant spanned not spawned.

              Fun video though as was the one HAB posted.

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