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606 Takes To film Rube Goldberg-like car ad

Posted by Hemos on from the building-the-machine dept.

wagdog writes "Many have no doubt seen the Rube Goldberg-like multistep mechanical chain reaction TV advert for the Honda Accord. Many thought this was yet another example of the pervasive use of computer graphics in TV commercials. Amazingly the entire delicate set up of car parts that constitute the facinating sequence is almost 100% realtime live action requiring an astounding 606 takes to get right . There is one cheat however -- can you spot it?"

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  1. The expected result... by Xaroth · · Score: 5, Funny

    From 606 to 404 in under 6 seconds.

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  2. Re:Impressive Goldberg link... by L.+VeGas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not so impressive. It's full of holes.

    I searched throughout the entire Rube Goldberg site and couldn't find ONE SINGLE MENTION of his more-famous daughter, Whoopi.

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  3. Re:Honda Accord is the Cadillac of Autos by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny
    It has a 3.0L V6 with 240hp and 212lb torque.

    Man, how things have changed. I can still remember when Cadillacs had a 500 cu. in. (over 8L) displacement engine with enough weight and torque to affect the earths spin if you stomped on the gas. Then again, recalling the old ways of the Detroit assemply lines which built these things, Rube Goldberg would have been proud.

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  4. Re:Honda Accord is the Cadillac of Autos by milkmandan9 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm. I thought the real Cadillac of autos was the ... err ... what's it called? Cadisomething.

  5. Can I Spot It? by telstar · · Score: 5, Funny
    "There is one cheat however -- can you spot it?"
    • Actually ... Yes, I can ... since the damn slashdotted movie is playing at about 1fps right now.
  6. I'm peeved now by 0x00000dcc · · Score: 5, Funny
    I actually sat through that entire commercial, as cool as it was, thinking there was going to be some killer car at the end. Rather, it was a friggen' station wagon

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    1. Re:I'm peeved now by 0x00000dcc · · Score: 5, Funny
      I actually sat through that entire commercial, as cool as it was, thinking there was going to be some killer car at the end. Rather, it was a friggen' station wagon
      1. Was sex a disappointment for you the first time, too? ;)

        1. Yes, becuase it was in a friggen' station wagon
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  7. One Cheat? by A+Swing+Dancing+Dork · · Score: 4, Funny

    There is only one cheat. And he lives with strongbad. The Cheat!

  8. Re:Well, it's a stupid answer by Skiboo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Something Awful actually redirected hits from /. to goatse.cx once when they were linked to by the front page.

    I wonder how the host of goatse felt about all that traffic, since I doubt SA asked for permission....

  9. Re:WTF is a 'tyre'? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks, but soon all Americans will know about Tyre. After all, war is god's way of teaching Americans geography.

  10. Re:MOV download by Bohiti · · Score: 5, Funny

    My company's WebSense filtering blocked this from me for "Adult Content". Whoa Nelly, Honda is apparently attempting to change their image.

  11. Re:Get the advert + making of FREE (For UK ppl) by Loosewire · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just phoned up , he asked where i heard about it and i said here. "Ah ive just had someone from slashdot ask for one." "Yes i said, the whole slashdot readership have just reduced your webserver to smouldering wreck :-)"

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  12. Those who ignore film history by K-Man · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are doomed to watch it in car ads.

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  13. great ad by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, how many of you are now driving new Honda Station Wagons?

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  14. Oh dear God. by GLevangelist · · Score: 5, Funny

    They'll probably make millions selling the out-takes to obsessive geeks.

  15. /.'ed by Asmodean · · Score: 3, Funny

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  16. Re:How about the speakers vibrating the glass? by Elentar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Most people here must not ever drive in big cities. Especially in the parts of big cities that are frequently used for 'cruising'. With cars that shock and awe using incredibly loud volumes (especially bass).

    Is it so hard to believe that a spring could be kept from rolling off a slightly curved surface by, say, a single grain of sand? And that 16 speakers might serve to shift that grain of sand and start the spring rolling?

    For that matter, the spring appears to be in the center of the glass initially, so it could just be balanced really well.

    If I could change one thing about the commercial, it would be the end: In mine, the car would roll to a stop, and just as it did so, it would bump against a small cog on a wooden plank...

    -Elentar

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