Made a Rube Goldberg Device

[Slip777]

There was a challenge at the HL2 world forums:

The challenge is to cut (or more accurately, break) a watermelon and deliver it into a box or any other container. Simple enough. The difficulty here is that you must accomplish this action through a Rube Goldberg device!

If you don't know what a Rube Goldberg device is, it's the step-by-step machines that accomplish easy tasks in complex and drawn-out ways. In addition to the example below, the board game Mousetrap IS a Rube Goldberg device (a diving man has to participate in order to snap a mousetrap?) and The Incredible Machine revolves around making such devices.

I accomplished this, as other people have also.
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Finally..after 4 hours i've finished my watermelon cutter. This one will get the watermelon into the bucket 100% of the time, I had to test it alot to get this possible. Here's pics, with a save.

The contraption before launch.
http://img30.exs.cx/img30/6908/buildingblocksfinal00000oz.jpg

Shoot the first barrel.
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/2523/buildingblocksfinal00011zg.jpg

Explodes and ignites the second barrel.
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/5483/buildingblocksfinal00026mh.jpg

When second barrel explodes it does 3 things:
Ignites 3rd barrel.
Breaks melon.
Breaks and sends piece of wood flying, hitting the basket, which the melon is in, causing it to roll out of basket.
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/7456/buildingblocksfinal00049gc.jpg

3rd barrel explodes, igniting 4th barrel.
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/3290/buildingblocksfinal00050xy.jpg

4th barrel explodes, activating the canister, which is tied to the big wooden thing. The big wooden thing is also holding the see-saw up.
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/9986/buildingblocksfinal00069so.jpg

Cannister happily flies away, with its new friend.
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/7991/buildingblocksfinal00071rg.jpg

Now that the mean big wooden thing is gone, the see-saw tilts, causing the broken water melon to fall into the box. Free watermelon for all the little monkeys.
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/7530/buildingblocksfinal00083mp.jpg

Link to Save: http://dl.downloadhosting.com/download/Slip778/half-life-053.zip

 

[The Bait]

Thats pretty amazing I wish we could have a save =(

 

[Slip777]

Thats pretty amazing I wish we could have a save =(

Ok since people want it, ill host it somewhere. Give me a few mins and ill update main post.

 

[B-MAn]

host it else where if u can!

EDIT: yay

 

[ktimekiller]

omg thats brilliant

 

[blanked]

omg dude... sweeet!

 

[Slainchild]

nice, very clever

 

[Steve]

Awesome, dude. Well done.

 

[Slip777]

..these forums only allow you to edit your post in a certain time limit so..I can't edit the first post for save link. So its in this post. DL Link for save: http://dl.downloadhosting.com/download/Slip778/half-life-053.zip
Shoot the first barrel and watch the watermelon cutting begin.

 

[Slip777]

Sry for double post, but the full thread can be found at:
www.hl2 world.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=21498&start=0
Copy and paste link in address bar without spaces.

 

[Harryz]

Thanks for the link to the save file, its appreciated. Very cool trick.

 

[isis]

does this have to be done using one of those "mods" like JBmod or GaryMod, or can it be done in worldcraft?

 

[mitya]

When i loaded it up in gary, i forgot about the weapons changes, and tried to use the pistol to shoot the barrel. Needless to say, a string of manhacks were more than happy to lug the barrel up to me.

heh

anyway, it was cool

 

[duckmoose]

lmao @ mitya

 

[Axyon]

Edited the save into your first post, just so it's easier to find. Very cool stuff, by the way!

 

[CrazyHarij]

That's quite clever, nice work!

 

[Slip777]

Edited the save into your first post, just so it's easier to find. Very cool stuff, by the way!

Thanks

 

[satch919]

How 'bout a video showing it off?

 

[Harryz]

How 'bout a video showing it off?

Errr, how about shooting the barrel yourself? Read his post.

 

[Slip777]

How 'bout a video showing it off?

I'll make a vid as soon as im home, right now im on vacation and dont have access to my leaked version of fraps .

 

[Absinthe]

How the hell does this work? I mean, I put the files in my Save folders.

 

[corkscru74]

So Slip, not that I want to 'poo-poo' your quite astonishing achievement but....how long did this take you? And what worthwhile thing could/should you have been doing instead?

Nice work btw.

 

[Slip777]

So Slip, not that I want to 'poo-poo' your quite astonishing achievement but....how long did this take you? And what worthwhile thing could/should you have been doing instead?

Nice work btw.

It took me around 4 hours to get it perfect. My first attempt didn't go to well with the physics engine..and crashed alot. So I made another one...and yes...I do got shizzle loads of time on my hands..

 

[Mountain Man]

Not bad, but it's not really complicated enough nor the mechanism obscure enough for a Rube Goldberg device.