These things never get old with me...this a a particularly good example of a H-R device.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... ever-video
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Re: Heath Robinson
That's brilliant!
(Pointless info- the US equivalent is a 'Rube Goldberg machine'...)
(Pointless info- the US equivalent is a 'Rube Goldberg machine'...)
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Re: Heath Robinson
AleisterCrowley wrote:That's brilliant!
(Pointless info- the US equivalent is a 'Rube Goldberg machine'...)
Now that's an uncanny level of deja-vu: https://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/ ... #c_3483072
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Re: Heath Robinson
It wasn't me, I never post on t'Register!
I did work with a lot of Yanks , fine bunch all of 'em.
I did work with a lot of Yanks , fine bunch all of 'em.
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Re: Heath Robinson
AleisterCrowley wrote:
(Pointless info- the US equivalent is a 'Rube Goldberg machine'...)
It actually says that in the link RS posted!
"The device, which is known as a Rube Goldberg machine after the man who first came up with the concept,"
Anyway, I saw this posted on Facebook earlier today and thought "just serve yourself the bloody cake!" - what if the baby had wandered off? No cake. Disaster! (cake looked dry to me, too much sitting around).
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Ah, I just watched it, didn't read anything. Just triggered memories of explaining what a Heath Robinson solution was....
Reminds me of that dashed 'Mousetrap' game, popular in the 70s...
Reminds me of that dashed 'Mousetrap' game, popular in the 70s...
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Re: Heath Robinson
AleisterCrowley wrote:Ah, I just watched it, didn't read anything. Just triggered memories of explaining what a Heath Robinson solution was....
Reminds me of that dashed 'Mousetrap' game, popular in the 70s...
The one where every box they sold had a bit missing?
Yeah.....
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