Der Lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go)

Published July 3, 2009 by Molly

Witness (or re-witness) this incredible 1987 video by artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Their homemade Rube Goldberg machine– constructed inside a 100-foot warehouse and mobilized by fire, water, chemistry and the law of gravity–is a meditation on chance and probability, as well as a hypnotic display of causal relationships.

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  1. [...] just came across this and even though it’s ancient in Internet time, it’s too good to pass up. Swiss duo [...]

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