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someone was not bored during the Pandemic lock down .. (Original Post) yuiyoshida Sep 2020 OP
HOLY FRIGGIN CRAP that is AMAZING! mr_lebowski Sep 2020 #1
That was awesome. CentralMass Sep 2020 #2
Impressive but I do not envy the clean up crew amuse bouche Sep 2020 #3
Garage sale! 😬. (n/t) Lefta Dissenter Sep 2020 #6
Music is an inspired choice. Loved it. (N/T) Old Crow Sep 2020 #4
This guy is genius! He'll probably grow up to be an engineer with that mind! Illumination Sep 2020 #5
The most impressive bit of work was the labor-intensive trench... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #7
What a feat. But what kind mind thinks up something like that... brush Sep 2020 #8
An engineer! DoBotherMe Sep 2020 #18
Loved how he used objects in unique xxqqqzme Sep 2020 #23
I love that stuff! Genius! zanana1 Sep 2020 #9
So FUN! Owl Sep 2020 #10
WOW! cp Sep 2020 #11
Kick and kick burrowowl Sep 2020 #12
He probably had to clean up the garage... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #13
Mindboggling! nt Timer Sep 2020 #14
How he managed to follow it while filming without lunatica Sep 2020 #15
In his introduction to his YouTube video, the innovator states he used a GoPro Max camera. John1956PA Sep 2020 #21
That took incredible patient and trial and errors. Dios Mio Sep 2020 #16
I wonder how long it took James48 Sep 2020 #17
There was a computer game in this vein, a number of years ago. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2020 #19
Here is the innovator's YouTube video upload. John1956PA Sep 2020 #20
WOWZA!!! secondwind Sep 2020 #22
American ingenuity... dlk Sep 2020 #24
Oh, WOW! dmr Sep 2020 #25

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
7. The most impressive bit of work was the labor-intensive trench...
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 08:43 AM
Sep 2020

... that the basketball followed for the very last segment. That looks like a LOT of work.

brush

(53,475 posts)
8. What a feat. But what kind mind thinks up something like that...
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 08:54 AM
Sep 2020

why is all that stuff in his backyard?

DoBotherMe

(2,339 posts)
18. An engineer!
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 10:48 PM
Sep 2020

I work with a shitload of them ... I have to nail down everything in the office 🤣🤣🤣

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
13. He probably had to clean up the garage...
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 12:11 AM
Sep 2020

And what do you do with all that stuff? This.

That was pretty cool, must have taken a couple weeks to put it all together if not longer. Impressive.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
21. In his introduction to his YouTube video, the innovator states he used a GoPro Max camera.
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:49 PM
Sep 2020

The innovator "Creezy Merch" writes that with the GoPro Max camera, he was able to reframe the the sequences as needed in order to show every bit of action. He writes that, with the 360-degree capability of the Go pro camera, it is impossible to miss any details. He writes that no cuts were employed and that any appearance of continuity problems has to do with the "stitching" by the Go Pro software.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,535 posts)
19. There was a computer game in this vein, a number of years ago.
Thu Sep 17, 2020, 12:37 PM
Sep 2020

It was called TIM (The Incredible Machine), in which you are given a tool kit for each successive problem, and must set everything up in such a way that your configuration accomplishes the goal.

And, it WAS "incredible!" Absolutely addictive. A friend of mine, who has a degree in physics, learned UNIX systems administration in an incredibly short time and is certainly the best technical mind I've ever encountered was transfixed by it, as was his 8-year old daughter. I was, too, creating quite a cross section there.

If it sounds like something you might enjoy, you definitely would. I can't recommend it highly enough, if it can still be found.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
20. Here is the innovator's YouTube video upload.
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:36 PM
Sep 2020



Here is the introduction posted by the innovator ("Creezy Merch" ) at the YouTube video file:

This outdoor Rube Goldberg Machine goes around my entire yard, and swishes a basketball shot after 70 steps. This video was filmed in one take, meaning there are absolutely no hidden cuts or edits. The machine took a month to build and another month to successfully work, so please share this with anyone who needs some entertainment during these strange times!

Outro Music: Socially Distant by Jason Moran
https://soundcloud.com/jason_moran/so...

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.

Creezy Merch


dmr

(28,321 posts)
25. Oh, WOW!
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:36 AM
Sep 2020

What a creative imagination!

There is a lot of work involved here. A lot of trials and disappointments, I'm sure. So much could go wrong, considering its length and terrain.

They did a good job videotaping this, too. I bet it wasn't easy.

All I can say is: WOW!

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