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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. Mod Parent Up by tsetem · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mod The Parent up. Good & Fast mirror to the Flash

  2. Fischli and Weiss anyone? by K-Man · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Didn't see the ad, but it sounds a lot like The Way Things Go. Anybody seen both?

    This film has one mistake too; somebody has to dash onto the set and tweak something at one point to keep it going.

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