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viralVISUAL on Jul 19 '07 I love how elaborate the whole thing is. And the notes make me laugh. $5
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herky on Jul 19 '07 nice work, reminds me of those ACME Wyllie E. Coyote blueprints to catch the roadrunner.
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jublin on Jul 19 '07 haha awesome. i dig the LOL cat!
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castle on Jul 19 '07 brilliant!
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Really good. I kinda wish it said "flamed" instead of "burned" though. More internety. And I wish you had worked in "a series of tubes" somehow.
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This is hilarious! +1 for the cat
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the A.G. copyright puts it over the top for me!
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Very Nice!
This is the first Gmail sub that I've actually liked. |
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Hmmm... great idea, best so far, agreed. And nicely drawn. But as I look closer and follow the path I'm very disappointed. The beauty of crazy domino style set-ups like this is when they work. Ok, I know it's not real, but good thing too because the laws of physics seem to have absconded altogether. How does one push a string(!) to release a weight that is already being pulled in the desired direction by gravity to throw a cat that was apparently outweighing it to roll a marble that can reverse its direction and tip a bowling ball 100 times its weight to... to... etc. Not to mention that the candle will do its part regardless. Cleverness of this kind needs thinking through. I'd love to see if this could work, and perhaps win.
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Wow @ what b-boy said! I really liked it until reading that. It's still great, I can't zoom enough to see how well things connect but I agree that this is the best so far.
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kaloyster on Jul 19 '07 The lolcat might mess up the dominos.
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Brilliant combination of a rube goldberg machine and aim speak. This deserves to win.
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Awesome but impractical, as b-boyben mentions. Great illustration, might be better on another color - even a darker blue. I know its supposed to look like a blueprint, but I'd use different colors. The copyright is pretty funny, too.
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Edword on Jul 19 '07 yes! A.GORE........... hahahaha!!!
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Fantastico
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stingerstyler on Jul 20 '07 cool idea mate!
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this really is great, man i hope it wins, cause i realy wanna buy it!
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FRICKINAWESOME on Jul 20 '07 I just wish the main part of the joke that brings it all together, the internet A Gore part, was a bit more highlighted to draw the eye into it first before taking it on a scientific journey through our world's greatest use of information exchange. A solid 3 tho.
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this idea is just perfect!
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eskimokiss on Jul 20 '07 1993! my maiden year online!
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love the design, but I have to agree with b-boy. I was seriously distracted by the fact that some things didn't seem physically possible.
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fantasmic!
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Kookaberry on Jul 20 '07 I just wonder if that toast-making Rube Goldberg machine that someone else got printed will prevent this one from ultimately being considered by Threadless staff. Clever idea though.
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Kookaberry on Jul 20 '07 Actually, my concern is that it appears that the wheel is moving of it's own volition, so it's used to propel the marble upwards whereas the marble should be the force propelling the wheel. And the issue with the string would be made easier if you got rid of the string and placed an object on the end of that first springboard, the hammer would propel it up and over and it would land on the lolcat's springboard.
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Wheel should spin in the opposite direction when hit by the marble!
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Yay! i love it $5
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jpiatt on Jul 20 '07 this is so good! SO SO GOOD!
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Fantastic idea, and I like the fact that you went with blueprint colours ;)
None the less, a Google search turned up the following "novel of epic proportions" about what Gore really said. Poor guy. He took it well though :) |
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Ste7en on Jul 20 '07 Thanks everyone. I'd like to addess a few of the plausibility concerns:
I felt it only necessary to create the immediate illusion that it would work, for the joke to succeed. Obviously the cat would not do a perfect backflip onto a single domino, nor would it rest on a platform for a while, waiting to get tossed off. Some parts mentioned actually might work, however, its just hard to convey the proper weight and force of different objects interacting in a blue print style format. Thanks, though, im glad people took the time to look through it all, and I really appreciate the feedback. |
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its soo intricate. if i someone i knew was wearing it, id be staring at it for 10 minuets. but it really really funny. love the cat 5$
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fun but been done before. $3
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awesome
reminds me of that one game, The Incredible Machine |
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This idea has been done before and I'm not too sure how well this would read on a tshirt. You'd have to stay still for people to get the point.
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Robsoul on Jul 21 '07 I don't think you'd have to stay still, it just looks cool none-the-less. The A. Gore signature at the bottom makes this priceless. Excellent work.
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kaloyster on Jul 21 '07 Don't worry, your Pure Imagination part ii will surely kick ass.
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BlameTheSuburbs on Jul 21 '07 haha. The text and all the references really makes this work.
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I love it.
This has to win! |
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I adore this tee.
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People would have to get an inch away to understand and read all that. Don't think it works as clothing, but probably good for poster stuff.
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WOW this shirt is super awesome!
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great concept 5
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catdogpigduck on Jul 22 '07 beautimus! Wiley E Coyote super genius!
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This is AMAZING. Definitely for the win to me.
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one of the outright coolest designs in awhile. and the al gore copyright seals it.
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This is absolutely brilliant!!! I would deffinately buy this.
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they already have a rube goldberg-esque type shirt thats been printed (it makes toast), but seriously big props on this one for presentation and overall design nonetheless.
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brilliant.
and as for my snide remark of the day, let me say this: people will buy shirts with mourning matches or elephants on swings, yet they are not willing to stretch their imaginations to enjoy a few moments of scientific absurdity? i love this and, so help me god, if i had money i'd buy several. i know many many of my art college friends would appreciate this. good luck! |
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wullagaru on Jul 23 '07 this is fun I enjoy teh random bits in it
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its very detailed.. almost hard to see. maybe easier on a real shirt.
i wasnt going to actually read it because that would be too tedious.. but the copyright at the bottom was totally hilarious and totally drew me in. |
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hahahha totally.
i'd buy it. |
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looveee ittt.
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Feels like Mallrats Jay & Silent Bob stage-crashin plans. Love it!
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d3d on Jul 23 '07 i was thinking the same thing about jay and silent bob. i've wanted to do a blueprint design like that for ages, except with a casino robbery or something.
oddly this looks better on the shirt than it does on its own. nice job. |
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the copyright alone merits a 5
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Kookaberry on Jul 24 '07 reality-chaser: scientific absurdity would work if it was blatantly obvious. This looks like a legitimate attempt with technical errors, rather than a deliberate attempt to portray impossible physics.
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Doesn't make sense in reality.
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This is awesome. 5!
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I agree with Kookaberry, but a great idea. I love teen girl squad references!
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lmao
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it was a 4 until I saw "ohhh snap" in the zoom.. and now I must have it :D
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This is amazing. I love how internet-speak is incorporated in the steps. Def the most hilarious Rube entry ever.
lolcat. |
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Ste7en on Jul 20 '07
I felt it only necessary to create the immediate illusion that it would work, for the joke to succeed. I agree with this wholeheartedly. If the average Joe on the street sees this, the joke will come across. Only someone who really wants a smack will get all in your face trying to decipher the whole process. Way to stand up for your design, Ste7en... |
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I don't understand how the marble in the middle gets over the wheel thing *scratches head*
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Hahaha. A. Gore. $5 just for that.
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This needs to be printed
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OK... all of the things on this ARE physically possible.... make sure you know how to read a blueprint. You are not pushing the string.... the hammer hits the other side of the see-saw and releases the tension. The cat is outweighed if you allow for gravity, and the marble doesnt tip the ball... it moves the clip wedged under it. The string is slackened below the level of the flame until the force of the ball jerks up on the string. Critique like that needs thinking through.
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Ste7en on Jul 26 '07 well thanks for all the in depth feedback, everyone, im curious to see how this scores later today
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Perfect! I LOVE the poke at Gore. $5
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Fig. 2- Arrowed!
Great job man, fuck Fretzel |
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This is only the second time ive ever used flash to create the preview, because I felt zooming was necessary, but as such, the file isnt quite perfectly optimized, some of the edges got a little wonky, the full illustrator files is much more crisp and clean. Hope you enjoy.