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(15,812 posts)His parents garage is suddenly clean.
That was an awfully impressive amount of stuff that he used to make it happen. Toys from his childhood, random building materials, a swing set that hadnt seen use in years, every.single yard implement and stray branch.
Seriously impressive Rube Goldberg machine. Even the roof got involved.
After the first minute I was thinking, "this is what to do with all the junk in your garage!". Then after things went around to the back of the house I was thinking, "Man, this guy's got a lot of shit in his garage." Along with mental note of the forethought that would be required to even visualize this project and some engineering skills not to mention construction and landscaping.
I'm thinking the garage, shed and basement are now pretty tidy looking these days. Attic too!
BadgerMom
(2,771 posts)I thought, Wow. His mom is probably thinking how quiet hes being as he cleans up the garage and yard.
Laffy Kat
(16,390 posts)Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)I will ever have not to mention engineering skills.
Six117
(205 posts)magicarpet
(14,195 posts)Demsrule86
(68,735 posts)He made a Rube Goldberg Machine...
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)The surprise for me was that he shot the whole video.
Now, go pick all that stuff up!
MyOwnPeace
(16,946 posts)1. the balls that kid has (no, not THAT way!)
2. if I had tried that my Mother would have been there right away: "It's time to put away all of your toys now!"
Amaryllis
(9,526 posts)could have done all that by himself. Going to show it to his students.
Gothmog
(145,725 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,985 posts)3catwoman3
(24,079 posts)...scholarship, too. Sheesh!
Laffy Kat
(16,390 posts)Fla Dem
(23,813 posts)Never mind all the "stuff" he had to dig up to create the thing(What do you call it?), the calculations, the trial and error. Genius level.
MissB
(15,812 posts)Both my kids were required to build one in high school- 9th grade physics I think. None were this elaborate.
soldierant
(6,940 posts)Geniuses (real ones) say it's 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Sounds about right.
Submariner
(12,512 posts)Lars39
(26,117 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,111 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,409 posts)Every little impossible thing had to go a certain way
world wide wally
(21,757 posts)newsboy
(89 posts)mjvpi
(1,393 posts)MontanaMama
(23,364 posts)Smarty pants that kid is.
AllaN01Bear
(18,578 posts)iluvtennis
(19,885 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,927 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)dlk
(11,585 posts)Did he ever play Mousetrap?
2naSalit
(86,875 posts)I hope he gets some notice and manages a fine future, if there will be such a thing in five to ten years.
Backseat Driver
(4,400 posts)guy's mad methods better:
flor-de-jasmim
(2,125 posts)But the guy's background representation of the Mouse Trap game is also amazing! My first thought was that there was a lot of otherwise unused sporting equipment!
mopinko
(70,280 posts)thank you.