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btrimmer Page Icon Posted 2006-05-04 8:47 PM
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This has been aroudn for a few years now, but it's still cute to stumble over once in a while:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php

This Rube Goldberg-esque setup was shot live, with no CGI or other digital manipulation. Even the tires rolling up an incline is real - they had weights taped inside them and were balanced just so. It took them 606 takes to get it right. I'm amazed they got it in so few tries.
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Jornada 660lx Page Icon Posted 2006-05-04 8:58 PM
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Rocketman Page Icon Posted 2006-05-04 9:15 PM
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Actually, there is a bit of CGI in the middle that bridged two segments.
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CE Geek Page Icon Posted 2006-05-05 12:40 AM
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Nice! (Talk about your domino effect . . . .)
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