Around the World - Rube Goldberg

[xxIsabella]

Heyy, you guys are amazing! But I was wondering how and what you made your pulley system out of?

[USA12855]

This is one of the most incredible and comprehensibly difficult Rube Goldberg projects that anyone can possibly do. In any case, one can say what a spectacular job you guys have done to put this together. Great Job!

[warriorlink01]

don't let it stop there get the match to burn a string or something and go from there great work:)

[efreaky]

you guys are teh ghey

[rouroutaduk]

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[mooseman999]

not to be rude but that was oringal i have seen that trick so many times im going to go crazy!find some thing no one has seen or u will lose ur beissness...........ps that was very dumb

bye ??????????????????????????

[dizjj25]

You say this is original but you've seen it "so many times"? You also said he's going to lose his business even though he said he did this because it's a science project (which means this is his only Rube Goldberg machine). Maybe your the dumb one.

[ginaon]

we did this same thing, and ours was incredebly unimpressive. yours is very nice. great job. i like the phone idea by the way

[hornetobiker]

Why not take all that time, trouble and expense to create a life for yourselves?

[NPuter]

If this had not been assigned to my science class as a project, I would have probably not done it...

That being said, we had a great time building it and seeing the end result is extremely satisfying...

[hornetobiker]

Surprising and impressively good answer. Carry on.

[sskittl3z]

every time someone acomplishes something someone says they have no life im geting tired of that, -_-

[TheShawMaestro]

It's a brilliant game too!

[xXHardcoreNerd18Xx]

what does around the world have to do with anything?? no offense but i am just wondering

[NPuter]

Our Rube Goldberg machine basically has two parts connected between two cellphones. The cellphone on the first part calls the cellphone on the second part, triggering it, and therefore continuing the chain of events. Because cellphones work mostly anywhere in the world, theoretically, the two parts of our machine can be located in any two places in the world with cellphone reception and still work. That's where the name 'Around the World' comes from.

[xXHardcoreNerd18Xx]

oh kewl thx for explaining :)

[critickid55]

wow

[VietCongCharlie69]

You could just take a match and strike it by hand.... then you wouldn't need any of the other stuff. And it would be quicker too!

[Tailsmilespower]

do you even know the purpose of a Rub Goldberg machine is? it's a series of simple machines put together in order to perform simple tasks

[MirekMateju]

Using so much electronics couldn't make a good Rube Goldberg Machine. :-(

[VolleyballBECCA]

I think the phone idea was really creative! Great job guys!

[anujkarpatne]

Incredible...Awesome flow of events..! I bow down to you all!! Are you all in 8th Grade??? You have the spark for science..!

kudos to you..!!

[deadlyvirusgiver]

ah, you guyz used the software iMovie, must be a apple fan then. gj on getting it featured...isn't it summer tho? when did you guyz did this? btw you guyz can take the incredible w/e machine part out, is like saying your the best you know...

[Bigpapiz]

The phone idea was awesome.

[yoshiman53]

How exactly does receiving a text message make a cell phone move?

[cynikal89]

set it to vibrate?

[NPuter]

the phone is loosely set on the tables edge...

when the phone call is received, the phone vibrates and falls...

[xTurnipTimex]

awsome!

[darthvader25331]

love the phone idea

[iluv11alot]

ya that was aweosme, the remote was to stop the match lighter from coninuing to rotate (btw, it mightve been a bit easier if you'd used strike anywhere matches)

awesome job, love the phone call!

[NPuter]

HaHa.

I agree that strike anywhere matches would have been easier... I was think of using them, but it was surprisingly easy to get the normal ones to work...

[theonewiththecap]

what's that remote in the end? for me, more autonomous machines without so many electric devices, are nicer. but the phone call was a cool idea.

[NPuter]

@ theonewiththecap

ilub11alot is correct, the remote is to stop the match lighter from hitting the striker again and sending the flaming match flying (which has happened) -In the long run, I should have used a button instead of the remoter, it creates less suspicion ;)

I can also understand how some people believe that the spirit of not having anything electric in these devices. I can completely understand.

Thanks for everyones comments!

[terminatorX2]

where can i get a Lego Mindstorm?

[xTurnipTimex]

from lego... lol

[terminatorX2]

nice job