Looks like OK Go has jumped on the engineering bandwagon – their latest music video, “This Too Shall Pass” features the Rube Goldberg machine to end all Rube Goldberg machines.
In a recent LA Times blog post, lead singer of OK Go Damian Kulash said of the giant mechanism: “Its only purpose is to be awesome…When I was a kid, all I did was play with Legos and Transformers.”
Here’s one everyday (we hope) item that you probably didn’t think engineers were paying attention to: pants.
Boris Smus, a software engineer from Carnegie-Mellon, has fitted touch-sensitive resistors into his clothing to create the Ubiquitous Drums, a pair of pants that doubles as a drum kit. [video after jump]
Treehugger, one of our favorite green technology blogs, reported on this clever little item last week: a cell phone designed to run on Coca-Cola. The device runs on sugary water (yes, Sprite and Pepsi fans, most sodas will work) by breaking down carbohydrates – sugar – and in an electricity-generating chemical reaction. Not only would this type of phone conserve energy and eventually biodegrade, but it also might save you a few calories!
