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Pitagora Suitch devices...

Sleepdog sent in this series of intricate Rube Goldberg-type devices from a Japanese show named "Pitagora Suitch" which means Pythagorean Device.

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Posted by: steve on January 6, 2008 at 8:12 AM

this is old stuff

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Posted by: Matt on January 6, 2008 at 9:27 AM

New to me though (and many others I'm sure). It's interesting to see the Japanese take on these contraptions, quite elegant.

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Posted by: Jesse Harding on January 6, 2008 at 9:59 AM

We are all part of a great cosmic Rube Goldberg Machine. Running off of stored potential energy in a series of intrinsically pointless events towards and ultimately pointless goal.

The Great Prophet Rube Goldberg taught us this.

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Posted by: Rube from the woods on January 6, 2008 at 8:57 PM

It was new to me. Thanks for posting it!

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Posted by: Luke on January 6, 2008 at 9:05 PM

Oh, I LOVE these. Though, if it's not to late, it's Suitchi. :b

Otherwise, AWESOME! :D

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Posted by: Peter on January 7, 2008 at 2:28 PM

@Jesse Harding
You forget the part where we all sing a little song at the end...

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