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(15,810 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
(16,383 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)I will ever have not to mention engineering skills.
Six117
(205 posts)magicarpet
(14,155 posts)Demsrule86
(68,586 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
(16,928 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
(9,524 posts)could have done all that by himself. Going to show it to his students.
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)...scholarship, too. Sheesh!
Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)Fla Dem
(23,691 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
(15,810 posts)Both my kids were required to build one in high school- 9th grade physics I think. None were this elaborate.
soldierant
(6,890 posts)Geniuses (real ones) say it's 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Sounds about right.
Submariner
(12,504 posts)Lars39
(26,109 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)Every little impossible thing had to go a certain way
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)newsboy
(89 posts)mjvpi
(1,388 posts)MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)Smarty pants that kid is.
AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,901 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)dlk
(11,569 posts)Did he ever play Mousetrap?
2naSalit
(86,647 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
(4,393 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
(70,127 posts)thank you.