Pass the pepper.

March 6, 2021 8:21 PM

Wondering how to safely pass the pepper while socially distancing? Kinetic artist, Joseph Herscher of Joseph's Machine's has the answer for you. What about if you need to pass the salt? He's resolved that too. Considering taking up one-man cricket? He destroyed his house showing you how. Tired of taking out the compost? A couple compost bags to the face, and he got it right. That sibling bothering you? After accidentally making a "mean machine", he figured it out - fart spray and all.

....and previously.

posted by Toddles (6 comments total)

Having watched the solo cricket video, I would ask him if he could figure out a one-man version of 43-Man Squamish, but I am deathly afraid that he would succeed.
posted by delfin at 8:59 PM on March 6, 2021 [2 favorites]

I've never seen him before. Joseph is funny, his machines are clever and also have quite a bit of humour about them. He clearly enjoys doing this stuff and frankly, my day is better for having seen these videos. And really, he totally destroyed parts of his house. Priceless!
posted by ashbury at 10:19 PM on March 6, 2021 [1 favorite]

These are anxiety-inducing. I guess since the press has not announced their deaths means I don't have to feel anxious? Still...
posted by RuvaBlue at 10:41 PM on March 6, 2021 [1 favorite]

Maybe this is something that ardent followers of the Rube Goldberg machine contraption scene are already tired of, but the pepper-passing machine is the first time I've seen one of these where many of the mechanisms appear to fail (often in spectacular fashion), but in fact just lead to an extremely chaotic-looking success state. Truly a delightful watch.
posted by chrominance at 12:22 AM on March 7, 2021 [6 favorites]

Also quite recently previously.
posted by flabdablet at 1:16 AM on March 7, 2021

This was perhaps one of the best Rube Goldberg implementations I've ever seen. The balls rolling through the cake was so well constructed.
posted by coberh at 9:47 PM on March 7, 2021