Pass the Pepper

April 16, 2020 9:44 AM

I know we've all seen enough Rube Goldberg machines to last a lifetime, but...
posted by dobbs (12 comments total)

And the equally ingenious Pass the Salt.
posted by dobbs at 9:48 AM on April 16, 2020 [2 favorites]

I agreed with you that I'd seen enough but clicked anyway.

Turns out we were both wrong.
posted by skinnydipp at 10:04 AM on April 16, 2020 [4 favorites]

I so needed that. Thank you!.
posted by Thorzdad at 10:22 AM on April 16, 2020

Such ingenious havoc, wonderful! Also, more tins of Colman's Mustard than Shackleton's Hut.
posted by fregoli at 10:34 AM on April 16, 2020 [2 favorites]

It's a good one, and I laughed out loud when the table flipped!
posted by rikschell at 11:12 AM on April 16, 2020 [11 favorites]

These are so fun! Definitely sharing.
posted by meinvt at 11:37 AM on April 16, 2020

I thought the zucchini and knife was going to be the best part. Boy was I wrong!!!!!
posted by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat at 12:13 PM on April 16, 2020

The laptop anxiety! The wineglasses suspense!
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 12:13 PM on April 16, 2020 [12 favorites]

My 6 year old son has been hooked on the Sprice Machines & Joseph's Machines channels since a friend posted about their lemonade machine on Facebook a few weeks ago. The behind the scenes / fail videos make the successful version even more impressive IMO, and helps with the whole ongoing "don't give up because something is hard at first" convo. I'm going to show him this one right after lunch, while making it very clear that the laptop trick is OFF LIMITS in this house!
posted by Ann Telope at 1:01 PM on April 16, 2020 [4 favorites]

The hairdryer bit in the salt one was a nice touch.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 1:28 PM on April 16, 2020 [4 favorites]

I question your premise.
posted by lhauser at 5:15 PM on April 16, 2020

Those are both so good!

whoa, i'm in the salt video! - sort of, i'm in one of the books that appears incidentally.
posted by moonmilk at 6:44 PM on April 16, 2020