Rube Goldberg Contraptions are defined as “a series of chain reactions designed to accomplish a simple task.” These are incredibly fun and always include a good dose of mirth. Notice that there is nothing that says anything about the length of time this contraption will take to accomplish the task.
I just found a video about the slowest and longest Goldberg contraption (Thank you, Marcy Seavey). This contraption involves all of the slowest materials that you can imagine. It involves a tortoise, a stream of molasses, melting popsicles, and even growing grass that pushes the golf ball along to its destination.
Below I have included a video of this contraption running from beginning to end. No, it is not a 6-week YouTube video. It is carefully parsed and includes time-lapsed photography that takes you from the beginning to the end in 3 minutes.
Wasn’t that amazing? Below is a Behind the Scenes video of how Bob Partington conceptualized and created this sluggish invention.
Wouldn’t this be fun to do? What else would you include to create a slower contraption?
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