Rube Goldberg Machines — Boom Box Post

WRITTEN BY JEFF SHIFFMAN, CO-OWNER OF BOOM BOX POST

This week I challenged the team to create their own audio "Rube Goldberg" machines. If you aren't familiar with the concept, a Rube Goldberg machine is

"...a contraption, invention, device or apparatus that is deliberately over-engineered to perform a simple task in a complicated fashion, generally including a chain reaction. The expression is named after American Cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg" 

Thanks Wikipedia! In addition to imagining and executing their sequence of events with sound, I also asked that everyone give me a visual representation to include in this post. Granted, we are all audio people for a reason. That said, I'm really impressed with all the work here BOTH audio and visual. I hope you enjoy these fantastic Boom Box Post Rube Goldberg machines!

Tess Fournier

IMPOSSIBLE RUBE GOLDBERG FIASCO POWER ON MAC
Tess Fournier

Brad Meyer

Strike Out!
Brad Meyer

Eric Paulsen

Destroy All Humans!
Eric Paulsen

Jessey Drake

Rube's Extravaganza
Jessey Drake

Jeff Shiffman

Drop The Beat
Jeff Shiffman

Kevin Hart

Breakfast of Champions
Kevin Hart

Featured image by Falkor

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