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The Rube Goldberg Rocket Launcher

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Uploaded by on Jun 5, 2007

This was our final project for Mr. Mac's AP Physics class. Our task was to design and build a Rube Goldberg machine of some kind, and we chose to use ours to launch an Estes rocket. After multiple failures, one major design change, and two lost rockets, we had success.

The video was filmed using multiple cameras and angles in order to give you the best view. While you may suspect that this was done to edit out our failures, it was actually done because it was impossible to catch it all at once. This machine did work all the way through.

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  • My job is let you know that rube contraptions need to be in a single take, period. Otherwise, you have zero proof. And yes I would rather be writing this than watching the rest of your video.

  • As has been stated multiple times, it was physically impossible to film this in one shot due to the setup of the device.

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  • I love Rube Goldberg machines and rockets, but I'll have to give you 4 stars because you're a Mac user.

    Sorry; it's the law. ;)

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  • @RickF1911 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOb

  • good job dude

  • Would've been better if you guys didn't act like 15 year olds.

  • DONT READ THIS CAUSE IT ACTUALY WORKS. YOU WILL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE. TOMMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE.HOWEVER IF YOU DONT POST THIS COMMENT ON AT LEAST THREE VIDEOS YOU WILL DIE WITHIN TWO DAYS.NOW YOU STARTED READING THIS DONT STOP THIS IS SO SCARY.PUT THIS ON AT LEAST FIVE VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN UR DONE PRESS F6 AND UR LOVERS NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS

  • Actual start at 1:30

  • nice!

  • why does pyro guy touching a flame

  • So I heard you guise like Napoleon Dynamite.

  • Seriously, who cares if it's in a single take or not? There are plenty of rube goldbergs on youtube that are shot like this, and no one complains about those ones.

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