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OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official Video

OK Go's music video for This Too Shall Pass, featuring a huge Rube Goldberg machine built in a warehouse in Los Angeles with Syyn Labs. The band interacts with the contraption in one continuous take.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as an example of ambitious, practical-effects creativity in music videos, made without CGI.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
OK Go
Topic
music video
Format
music
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
5
HN mentions in dataset
7
Recommendation years in dataset
2010–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • That was OK, Go ( [LINK] ) . The song is "WTF?" They're famous for quirky video clips (original for this song is at [LINK] ). You should watch [VIDEO] . You'll like it. Trust me.

    Intermernet on Hacker News · 2013-06
    In Seriously.js

  • Reminds me a bit of Ok Go's latest video: [VIDEO] Seems like something Michel Gondry or Spike Jonze ( [LINK] ) would do. I think it is abstract, but I like it a whole lot nonetheless. It's creative and cute and whimsical. Kudos!

    Perceval on Hacker News · 2010-04
    In Another lovely Google Chrome ad - Extensions

  • Not really. Stop-motion music videos have been done quite a bit, especially 10 years ago and more. There was a time before CGI when artists shot "videos" on film and computers weren't capable of the things they are today. Consider the Peter Gabriel videos: [LINK] …

    derrybryson on Hacker News · 2011-11
    In Stop motion video shot over 2 years with 288,000 jelly beans

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