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Epic Rube Goldberg Machine

By Gregon Thursday, January 12th

Here’s an epic Rube Goldberg machine, designed to turn the page of the newspaper by taking a sip of coffee (via destroyed laptops and heated hamsters)…

You can read more about the creator, Joseph Hersher, and his obsession, at the New York Times.

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