OK Go, a rock band originally from Chicago, created an Internet sensation with their music video for Here It Goes Again, which quickly became known simply as “The Treadmill Video.” Watch and see for yourself why this video has logged over 50 million views on YouTube.
Could OK Go top themselves with their next video? Yep. Big time. Inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Rube Goldberg, here is their video for This Too Shall Pass, which has garnered around 10 million hits on YouTube in less than four weeks. The band hired Syyn Labs to design and build the set.
I suspect that OK Go got the idea for their new video from this Honda commercial, which set a new standard for ingenuity and fun!
My first exposure to Rube Goldberg was Mouse Trap, a board game my sister and I loved playing. Setting things in motion and watching the sequence unfold was endlessly entertaining!
As a bonus, here is how a group of creative thinkers devised a way to open the drapes in the morning. Think of it as Mouse Trap on steroids!
Thanks, Rube, for all the hours of enjoyment! You’re a genius!
Rube Goldberg
Click here for links to all the music videos on this blog.
ABOUT PHIL BOLSTA
Phil is the author of Through God’s Eyes: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Troubled World, a comprehensive guide to living a spiritual life. Who will benefit from reading it?
Anyone who is on a spiritual path, or wants to start one
Anyone who loves life, or wants to learn how to
Anyone who is happy, or wants to be happier
To order your copy of Through God’s Eyes, go to GodsEyesOrder.com OR order from Amazon at GodsEyesAmazon.com OR for an inscribed copy, click here to e-mail Phil for information.
Click here for more information about Through God’s Eyes.
Click here to ask Phil to add you to his e-mail list for updates on his blog and books.
Here is a two-minute video introduction to Through God’s Eyes.
Want to learn more about Through God’s Eyes? Here is a free 40-page PDF sampler from the book that includes:
• an overview of the book
• the complete table of contents
• the Foreword by Caroline Myss
• my Introduction
• chapter excerpts
• a sample end-of-chapter story
• endorsements from authors and thought leaders
Just click on the link below to download your free PDF sampler!
THROUGH GOD’S EYES PDF SAMPLER
Schedule a Mastery Mentoring phone session with Phil to learn how to apply principles of spiritual living more effortlessly and effectively. Priced affordably! Click here to e-mail Phil for details.
Phil is also the author of Sixty Seconds: One Moment Changes Everything, a collection of 45 inspiring, life-changing stories from prominent people he interviewed, including Joan Borysenko, Deepak Chopra, geneticist Dr. Francis Collins, acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford, Dr. Larry Dossey, Wayne Dyer, Dan Millman, Caroline Myss, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, Dr. Bernie Siegel, James Van Praagh, singer Billy Vera, Doreen Virtue, Neale Donald Walsch, and bassist Victor Wooten.
Here is a three-minute video that introduces you to Phil and his book. Click here to order Sixty Seconds. Click here to ask Phil to add you to his e-mail list for updates on his blog and books.
Reading this book is like spending a few minutes face to face with each of the contributors and listening to their personal stories. Click here to read unsolicited testimonials from readers. Learn more by visiting the official Sixty Seconds website.
Sixty Seconds was one of three finalists in the General Interest/How-To category at the 12th annual Visionary Awards presented by COVR (Coalition of Visionary Resources) in Denver on June 27, 2009.
Tags: Here It Goes Again, Mouse Trap, music vdeo, OK Go, Rube Goldberg, Syyn Labs, The Treadmill Video, This Too Shall Pass
March 26, 2010 at 11:31 AM
The Ok Go, video was great–I used it myself a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for the Honda video. I had not seen that one.
March 26, 2010 at 12:15 PM
You’re very welcome, Slamdunk. Glad you enjoyed the vids!
March 27, 2010 at 11:30 AM
each of us is an active agent in the multidimensional and interconnected Rube Goldberg machines in this complex ecosystem called Life. Each of our actions, however seemingly insignificant, has far-reaching effects on others, directly or indirectly. Oftentimes, the effects of some events are not immediately apparent to us, and this is because the Designer of this Machine works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform.
March 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Hadn’t thought of God as the ultimate Rube Goldberg, ArrVee, but I like it! I like it very much!