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The incredible machine

Posted By : John Davies, 02-May-2007, 10:44pm

Remember that ?BMW? ad where the parts of a car were assembled into devices that passed on the initial impulse through a series of improbable connections to reval the ad line?

This looks like it was the inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nmspVOz_Y&mode=re...

It's from a Japanese kids programme, Pitagora Suicchi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagoraSwitch) a sort of Sesame Street (but more sophisticated!).
Brilliant!

John

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The incredible machine

Posted By : Jason Chinn, 03-May-2007, 08:22am

That's excellent!

I thought it was a Honda advert though.
- The incredible machine
  
  Posted By : John Martin, 03-May-2007, 08:58pm
  
  Jason wrote: "That's excellent! I thought it was a Honda advert though."
  
  Nah! That was definately from the Japanese kids programme Pitagora Suicchi, not a Honda mentioned anywhere...
  
  Very good indeed and the Honda ad was most likely drawn from the same ideas, but some people have way too much time on their hands! Setting those things up must take ages! ;D
  - The incredible machine
    
    Posted By : Jonathan Reed, 03-May-2007, 09:07pm
    
    FYI 7th down
    
    Vhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search=related&sear...
    
    The incredible machine
    - The incredible machine
      
      Posted By : Jason Chinn, 03-May-2007, 09:31pm
      
      That's the one! I knew it was an 'onda
      - The incredible machine
        
        Posted By : John Davies, 03-May-2007, 10:12pm
        
        Honda it was!
        Here's another version, with much better sound than the YouTube version, but worse video: http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm
        I have a mini-CDROM of the whole thing somewhere.
        John