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Happy Birthday, Rube Goldberg!

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Rube Goldberg; His drawing of a "Self-Operating Napkin"
Not only do we celebrate the birth of our nation today, we celebrate the birth of Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist and awesome machine creator, Reuben Lucius Goldberg. Born in 1883, he is known for creating Rube Goldberg machines, which were actually part of his cartoons. They depicted "complex devices that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways." Check out Google's home page for a convoluted, American themed machine, and watch below as OK Go honors Goldberg with one of the craziest Rube Goldberg-inspired machines ever.

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  • Reflect

    Wow im suprised theres not more comments tho 4th maybe...

  • pissflaps

    Brilliant!

  • hotstepper

    friggin' faaaaantastic!

  • r1b2

    Thanks for sharing the awesome OK Go. Seen it before, but it's a treat every time.

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