OK Go's Newest Video, Plus 10 More Amazing Rube Goldberg Videos

Back in January, when OK Go released its new album, we rounded up the band's eight greatest music videos. Now, we can add #9 to that list. As Jimmy Traina posted in today's PM Hot Clicks, the latest OK Go spectacular is for their new single "This Too Shall Pass." It's a video built around an elaborate Rube Goldberg, and although we spotted one sneaky camera cut/swap, it's an incredibly impressive thing to watch. The video is above, but, inspired, we went looking for more amazing Rube Goldberg videos. By the way, Rube Goldbergs are "a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction," according to Wikipedia. The famous Honda "Cog" commercial is of course among our collection, as well as Ramen noodle- and Cadbury egg-themed Rubes, and the "MythBuster" guys having some holiday fun. Check out 10 of our favorite Rube Goldberg videos after the jump.

The famous Honda "Cog" commercial:

This one's really homemade:

The Japanese make ramen:

The MythBusters have some holiday fun:

This one will help you crush a Cadbury egg:

"The Way Things Go" involves fire:

These guys were really bored at work:

The 2007 Rube Goldberg competition at Purdue:

A collection of mini Rubes from the guys over at Break:

Not exactly a Rube Goldberg, but it's a cool use of pool tables and dominoes:

Comments

thats pretty amazing. Digging the Rockford fosgate sub in the beginning of the 1st vid.

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