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See the ‘Biggest Human Chain Reaction’ With This Rube Goldberg Machine

Oct. 5, 2012 8:03pm Liz Klimas

A Rube Goldberg machine is one that takes a ridiculous number of steps to complete a relatively simple task. TheBlaze has brought you Rube Goldberg’s by this 7-year-old and another that’s perhaps the world’s most complex way to pop a balloon.

Now, here’s a “human-powered freerunning” Rube Goldberg machine. As the video, made by Redbull, states, “performing simple tasks in a complex manner is what the human-powered freerunning machine is all about.”

Redbull, which produced the video, describes it further on its website as the “next level of freerunning action” that adds up to the “biggest human chain reaction.”

Redbull Posts Human Powered Freerunning Machine

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

The main character powering the machine is 20-year-old German freerunner Jason Paul. As Paul leads the video, he poses the question: What do you know about Rube Goldberg?

Watch and find out for yourself:

(H/T: CBS News)

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ImMadAsHell
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 8:46pm
LaME NOT TO MENTION THAT THAT WAS NOT A LEGIT RG PROJECT I CALL BS…. GET LIVES PEOPLE

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RedeyeBlind
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 8:38pm
Add your comments

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- Gorp
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:41pm
  Your Comments
  
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ydaani
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 4:42pm
Amazing how many debby downers are on this site. Take the sticks out of your reaar ends and quit acting like mititant feminist lesbian members of PETA. Pursuit of happiness baby. I saw a lot of joy in those guys faces.

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Joanne
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 3:37pm
Well I’m not into looking at ‘bare bums’ on video but putting that one ‘complaint’ aside…

I thought it was AWESOME! Did it make a wit of sense? NO. But was it over the top COOL? YES!
And lots of young men the ages of these guys are out on the streets hurting people. Instead these young dudes are doing something creative and having a blast doing it!

Just wish I had half of that energy and my body was still that fit… alas it is not. ;o)

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- brickmoon
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 4:09pm
  I agree. These are just some dudes risking their own necks and having fun. They probably wouldn’t even be allowed to film it in the US, where now we aren’t even trusted to feed our own kids — much less, build a business without the government’s “help.”
  
  If I may, here’s a modified repost of a comment on a previous article:
  
  I appreciate some variety, and don‘t care if every story on the Blaze isn’t about the most politically outrageous, gut-wrenching or earth-shattering event on the planet. There are always sites like The Drudge Report. This site’s “about” statement has always read, “Our goal is to post, report and analyze stories of interest on a wide range of topics from politics and culture to faith and family.”
  
  I might offer compliments or criticism, but I’ve never commented on any article, suggesting that the story itself wasn’t worth reading. It would be an insult to the reporter that only makes the commenter appear petty. If you don’t pay money for something, you don’t have any reason to complain about it.
  
  Have you ever listened to a recital by a musician who mastered an instrument and said, “Wow, he must have a lot of spare time on his hands”? The accomplishments of Jason Paul and his crew may not exactly compare, but talent is manifest in many ways.
  
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SandyTlr43
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 2:55pm
They looked like they were having a wonderful time doing it and it was fun to watch! Take some time out to smell the roses and enjoy yourself. If not, why keep on living?

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BasketFullOfPuppies
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 12:37pm
For the people putting this down, I only want to say one thing…

When the Founders said “pursuit of happiness”, I’m pretty sure that they were talking about their own happiness, and couldn’t care less if it made you happy or not.

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- StumpyJohnson
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 12:51pm
  How, just how, can you turn something so esoteric as this video into a negative comment about, of all things, the founding fathers??
  Please, just go back to your navel gazing. And please, breath through your nose.
  Panem et circenses.
  
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blair152
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 11:42am
Wowsers! THAT’S INCREDIBLE!

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Totally Domestic
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 7:47am
Seems like a waste of time and energy to me.
What’s the purpose?

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- muddpuddle
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 9:42am
  that was stunning!!!!!! A+++ from the large events with large movements to the intricate soft touch chain reactions….. very nice…..
  
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- muddpuddle
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 9:44am
  it’s clear that OSHA was not involved……
  
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- RRFlyer
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:02am
  I was wondering how many comments I would read before someone put down this fun video. It was the first.
  Why can’t you people just try to enjoy life. There is so much hate coming from blaze commenters. You make me ashamed to be a conservative.
  
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- RRFlyer
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:10am
  Let me rephrase. I am ashamed that so many Haters align themselves with conservatives as you do nothing except give liberals reason to hate us.
  
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- DocZ
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 11:31am
  It’s clear to me the purpose was to turn the video camera on.
  
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- olliehop
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 12:39pm
  DOCZ. That is the PERFECT response to a RUBE GOLDBURG video of this magnitude.
  
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- OlefromMN
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 1:14pm
  Outstanding assessment of a Rube Goldberg “machine” Domestic.
  
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Shrugged
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 7:40am
More productive than a week at the white house

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americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 7:29am
Pretty cool guys and gals. You did a great job putting all that together. It was fun and entertaining to watch and see what was next. I like Red Bull too.

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- db321
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 9:13am
  Now clean it all up – Dad will be returning soon.
  
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burnteye86
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 4:34am
odd

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blackyb
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 4:12am
What a freaking waste of time and effort.

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- ydaani
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 4:35pm
  Man, you just plain suck
  
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suz
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 4:08am
thrilling. outstanding. wow.

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kenia110
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 2:41am
I don’t understand some of the haters on this site. You can find ANYTHING to criticize. Life has got to really suck like that. THIS was awesome! It was great and I think it’s wonderful that these young guys are putting their efforts into fun and silly things like.

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 11:39pm
I recall a game similar to this back in the ’60s, Mousetrap.

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- Shrugged
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 7:40am
  Yes . . .Roll the dice, catch your mice. They still produce it.
  
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- Shrugged
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 7:42am
  It might be . .. .roll the dice, move your mice . . . .I can’t recall — too long ago.
  
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GlintoftheScythe
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 11:25pm
Really, really stupid

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RossPoldark
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 10:10pm
All this when he could have used to remote to turn on the tele.

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- wmgill
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 12:41pm
  Its more about the stuff in between the start and finish than the end. Looks like they had fun doing it, thats likely the whole point of it all anyway.
  
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blkold7
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 9:25pm
When I first started viewing I reconized the first few parts of it to be the same as the Milton Bradley’s Mouse Trap Game. Then it went into some different stuff that was great to see. It was fun to watch until you had the Human appear & I lost interest for then it was up to a person to continue the motions, instead of being the different gadgets to continue the motion

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woodyee
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 9:20pm
Aw shucks, anybody can do that…

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Pat Alexander
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 9:07pm
The boy has some big ones….

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JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 9:04pm
Honestly, stupid.

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- ydaani
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 4:37pm
  Not as stupid as your comment. You sound permanently mad at life
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:45pm
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Wow!!!

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skippy6
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:23pm
Looks like the Obama energy plan….

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- marine249
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 10:31pm
  or just plain goverment.
  
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Z
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:22pm
Awesome

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OutObamaOut
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:15pm
That was fun to watch.

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