Comments on: Video: Pitagora Suicchi

By: tony

tony — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:04:58 +0000

Hey, Rube Goldberg machines are called “Heath Robinson machines” in (UK) English.

By: Gourmet in Washington

Gourmet in Washington — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:45:41 +0000

in a similar vein, here is an interesting version of how a Pitagora Kid would watch the TV…

By: Blue

Blue — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:21:02 +0000

Red, I just checked out the movie. That was great, a must watch. I wish there was more classy advertising on TV these days, and then I would actually sit through the ads…
Thanks for your input.

By: Red

Red — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:03:33 +0000

Thanks Blue. That reminds me of “cog” the famous UK ad for the Honda accord where they dismantled two accords in order to build a Rube Goldberg machine using the parts. My favorite part is around the 1:20 mark where the windscreen wipers start dancing. Apparently the machine didn’t work perfectly until the 606th shoot. Rob Steiner, the director in charge of the ad said at the time that one of the biggest problems was the heat that radiated from the strong stage lights used in the shoot (the heat caused the wooden floorboards to expand and change the balance of some of the contraptions). For anybody who hasn’t seen the full 2 minute commercial you should check it out here on youtube. Honda claims that the entire shoot is natural and they didn’t use CGI. You’ll be forgiven for disbelieving, legend has it that even the board of directors back in Japan didn’t believe it was real on their first screening. It seems as though the Japanese aren’t the only nationality who take pride in their Rube Goldberg machines, Blue.