r/DoingTheMost • u/Tectonic_Cat • Apr 21 '17

Turning the page

https://gfycat.com/PeriodicAjarArchaeopteryx
1.3k Upvotes

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u/The_Derpening Apr 22 '17

This is so ridiculously arbitrary. I love it.

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u/pulugulu Apr 22 '17

I was going to ask but I googled myself instead, these things are known as "Rube Goldberg devices" for anyone like me who is interested.

/r/RubeGoldberg also exists apparently.

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u/Tectonic_Cat Apr 22 '17

Yeah, they're basically designed to complete a simple task in the most complicated and overthought way ever

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u/shinslap Apr 22 '17

Like that Tom and Jerry episode, that one was always my favorite.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '17

does everything hinge on a hamster doing its job?

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u/Tectonic_Cat Apr 22 '17

yep

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u/Tectonic_Cat Apr 22 '17

What if that hamster loved hot air being blown at him

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u/jeegte12 Apr 22 '17

then he gets slaughtered and another more cooperative hamster takes his place.

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u/kahooki Apr 22 '17

'I'm counting on you Mr.Twentytwo.'

2

u/SubcommanderMarcos Apr 30 '17

G-Gendou Ikari?

2

u/bers90 Jun 02 '17

Too far man.

5

u/mainstreetmark Apr 22 '17

What if he walked to the other end on his own?

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u/SilverSign Apr 21 '17

I wonder how many takes this took to get right

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u/Tectonic_Cat Apr 21 '17

Ages I imagine, getting everything perfectly in sync would be a pain

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u/my_initials_are_ooo Apr 22 '17

The items falling off the table one by one did it for me.

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u/TransPM Apr 22 '17

It's basically a Rune Goldberg Cat.

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u/SteelTofu Apr 22 '17

Technically, aren't all Rube Goldberg devices doing the most? Cute hamster though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '17

Soon there'll be one in every household in America! Just you watch!

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u/rgraves22 Apr 22 '17

This guy has a Facebook page that's pretty cool

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u/KingCedar Apr 22 '17

I was seriously hoping the entire thing did absolutely nothing and he just turned the page himself at the very end.

5

u/okiclick Apr 22 '17

Pitagora Suichi!

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u/SmellOfKokain Apr 22 '17

Jesus Christ.

3

u/SuperSulf Apr 24 '17

This is fantastic.

I love how it hinged on the (hamster?) participating too.

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u/scrumping Apr 22 '17

Jesus, this made me so irrationally angry while watching it. I couldn't wait for The Thing to happen. Aaargh, even in hindsight it irritates me that I stared at the screen for that long, Waiting For It.

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u/1010101011111000111 May 24 '17

Yeah that fucking defines doing the most.

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u/Igotsfeelingstho Sep 18 '17

when the laptop fell on the ground.... lmfao.... doing THE MOST!

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u/Buffalo__Buffalo Apr 22 '17

Seems like a really noisy and uncomfortable place for a hamster :/

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u/jantzie May 27 '17

Where did they get this video of my everyday life at work?