OK, so if I had a backyard like this kid, I'd never be bored at home, for sure. While some are using this period of social distancing to relax, others have elected to use their quarantine hours following more productive pursuits. Both are acceptable ways to cope with COVID-19. But one ingenuous young man decided to spend his free time doing both. He spent two months building an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine that runs across his entire backyard. But this elaborate 70-step process combines another classic time-wasting endeavor, because this contraption also doubles as a basketball trick shot.
YouTube user Creezy‘s “Swish Machine” features 70 different steps. It starts with him hitting a no-look shot, and that basketball (the first of three) then kicks off a truly impressive Rube Goldberg machine that spans his entire property. This is a sprawling set-up that embraces nature’s obstacles. At one point a runaway bike tire runs parallel to his entire house. He also built a marble track across a little waterfall, which is strangely serene. All Rube Goldberg machines should span running water.
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