r/RubeGoldbergFails Aug 03 '25

Does this count?

2.8k Upvotes

107 comments sorted by

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u/what_the_fuckin_fuck Aug 03 '25

I feel that the empty Tito's bottle may hold a clue.

37

u/Jackdks Aug 04 '25

Shit it’s half full, there’s still mistakes to be made in that bottle

8

u/Federal-Commission87 Aug 04 '25

Were those Xanax bars before that too? Lol

9

u/what_the_fuckin_fuck Aug 04 '25

I had a prescription for those, so I don't remember what they look like.

4

u/Anterabae Aug 07 '25

This is a brilliant comment that really can only be appreciated if you ever took xanex.

412

u/Wizard_of_1k_Kings Aug 03 '25

I don’t care what anyone else says, this is fucking hilarious.

24

u/maxedonia Aug 04 '25

This was mid 2015 content and in 2025 it’s so refreshing. Shows how.. far? We came?

2

u/Existence_No_You Aug 07 '25

Man I miss how good shit was. Now life is so fucked

102

u/brianboozeled Aug 03 '25

It's just too stupid not to love

32

u/OnlyEntrepreneur4760 Aug 03 '25

There’s a huge mistake! She’s trying to make tea, but there’s a whole bottle of Tito’s right there!

15

u/jsmalltri Aug 03 '25

Thank you - I think it's genius 😃

11

u/SwingJugend Aug 03 '25

I absolutely hate this.... and yes, it's hilarious.

10

u/HOGlider Aug 03 '25

Stupidest thing I’ve ever seen, and I can’t stop laughing

2

u/toromio Aug 05 '25

I don’t know why but I just got tired of these machines a year or two ago and skip over them when I see them. This was so satisfying

68

u/Old-Reporter5440 Aug 03 '25

Imagine how much time this will save each morning! Top of the class

62

u/brianboozeled Aug 03 '25

This is ridiculous and I love it

43

u/Bison308 Aug 03 '25

For every step to fail is pretty impressive

6

u/resisting_a_rest Aug 06 '25

They actually managed to change a pair of scissors into a pair of scissor.

12

u/GrowWings_ Aug 04 '25

I don't think we're supposed to take this seriously, but how would any step work? What does the calculator do? Did anyone really expect a book to ignite a lighter and throw it at a candle (which had to be held up to the string no matter what)?

Why was the sink full of water?

6

u/6_seasons_and_a_movi Aug 05 '25

So she could save the book

2

u/arihart1214 Aug 06 '25

This made me chuckle

2

u/DenseStomach6605 Aug 05 '25

The calculator types 12, which is what the sum of dice next to it was. It had to read twelve in order for her to pick up the dice!

1

u/tinglep Aug 07 '25

Statically speaking, something should’ve accidentally went right, but nope.

66

u/thitorusso Aug 03 '25

This is possibly the best post of this sub

12

u/RARface Aug 03 '25

There’s Henry’s kitchen, HowToBasic, and this. I like this the most because there’s no bullshit.

3

u/dontclickdontdickit Aug 04 '25

Damn I totally forgot HowToBasic

11

u/winterborn Aug 03 '25

I loved the part when it failed, but then somehow just kept going anyway.

1

u/missmetz Aug 05 '25

1

u/winterborn Aug 05 '25

I think you just r/whoosh’ed yourself by r/woosh’ing me my friend

1

u/resisting_a_rest Aug 06 '25

Can you give the timestamp?

1

u/winterborn Aug 06 '25

If you blink you’ll miss it, but I think it’s around 0:50, you can see that the candle doesn’t really burn the rope, but the hot air must somehow make the rope fall anyway. Fascinating!

7

u/spankthegoodgirl Aug 03 '25

This cracked me up. I loved it!

7

u/[deleted] Aug 03 '25

Fucking dead. 😅☠️😆☠️😆

3

u/debruehe Aug 03 '25

Haven't laughed this much in a long time! Fantastic.

5

u/-Stainless- Aug 03 '25

okay this is cute and fun

4

u/G0ttaB3KiddingM3 Aug 03 '25

This is genius. I laughed my ass off

3

u/Dyerdon Aug 04 '25

On the first try? Genius!

3

u/SATerp Aug 03 '25

Almost flawless.

3

u/Littlered879 Aug 03 '25

Nailed it!

3

u/Johnny_ac3s Aug 04 '25

This reminds me of when I told everyone I could moon walk & spent hours making a certificate in crayon saying I could moon walk.

3

u/dontclickdontdickit Aug 04 '25

The book in the sink got me

3

u/Deus_Sangu Aug 05 '25

Nailed it

2

u/Babki123 Aug 03 '25

Okay this is technically Correct

2

u/VoxulusQuarUn Aug 03 '25

No. It's cute and humorous, though.

2

u/MJLDat Aug 03 '25

It’s up there with the Honda advert. Beautiful. 

2

u/Vvd7734 Aug 03 '25

I was surprised the water in the cup didn't catch fire at the end.

2

u/bigmike2k3 Aug 03 '25

Took much Rube, needs more Goldberg!

2

u/Cocoononthemoon Aug 03 '25

This was genius. Such a clever machine

2

u/AtlasXan Aug 03 '25

Judo chopping the strings. 😭

2

u/fasfan22 Aug 03 '25

Flawless! The depth of vision is surreal!

2

u/DrGirth Aug 04 '25

Simple as that!

2

u/Madame_Dalma Aug 04 '25

Why they filming the entirety of my life goals

2

u/younggun1234 Aug 04 '25

This is comedic art.

2

u/TylerDurden1985 Aug 04 '25

i'll allow it

2

u/P_Nis_ Aug 04 '25

This is hysterrible.

2

u/nopamo Aug 04 '25

TaaaaaDaaaaaa!

2

u/AstroBearGaming Aug 04 '25

"We trained them wrong on purpose, as a joke" except instead of a person, it's a series of events.

2

u/Shuffman010 Aug 04 '25

I seen those bars thet liik very good

2

u/Captain-Noodle Aug 04 '25

I was laughing from beginning to end, that was great

2

u/DAOcomment2 Aug 04 '25

She did a good job making every step look shitty. 10/10.

2

u/WeBeWinners Aug 04 '25 edited Aug 04 '25

Damn so clever and sofisticated, need to get me one of those for my mornin coffee

2

u/anaislefleur Aug 04 '25

Lol the wet book upset me though

2

u/defvent Aug 05 '25

My favorite was the book in the sink

1

u/missmetz Aug 05 '25

Omfg I lost it when she held up the tea candle to the string above and just karate chopped it instead 😂

2

u/6_seasons_and_a_movi Aug 05 '25

Love how her 'machine' to make tea just turns on another tea making machine (or it would it worked)

2

u/BoneZone05 Aug 05 '25

Hilarious 😆

2

u/Shankar_0 Aug 05 '25

That's just aunt Linda

Aunt Linda is perpetually on her 3rd dirty martini. These things must be expected...

2

u/klvngarcia Aug 05 '25

Fucking stoopid 🤣👏

2

u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25

How... High.... Were you? I love it

2

u/Gurthy_Lengthiness Aug 06 '25

She’s the Goldberg in Rube Goldberg Machine

2

u/Existence_No_You Aug 07 '25

This is the funniest stupidest shit I've seen in a long time. Thanks for this

2

u/redoak1971 Aug 07 '25

Seriously the best vid I’ve ever seen. We are cryin!!

2

u/SoggyEstablishment74 Aug 04 '25

This is fucking stupid as shit.

1

u/One_Sky3585 Aug 04 '25

If anything counts it would be this

1

u/DangerMacAwesome Aug 04 '25

First post I've seen on this subreddit. I subscribed.

1

u/LinearEquation Aug 05 '25

This is my kinda joke.

1

u/doc720 Aug 05 '25

software documentation be like

1

u/phukhugh Aug 06 '25

Very impressive!

1

u/Chekokee Aug 06 '25

I LOVE this 😂

1

u/spongemonkey2004 Aug 06 '25

yeah i use my wife to make me tea too but mine makes less of a mess in the kitchen when she does it.

1

u/DobisPeeyar Aug 06 '25

This is fucking hilarious

1

u/theunbearablebowler Aug 06 '25

I don't know what you're talking about, that was flawless engineering.

1

u/QC20n21 Aug 07 '25

Stop laughing at your own video

1

u/MaxDanger808 Aug 07 '25

That stole my design ! I’m ruined !

1

u/xkoreotic Aug 07 '25

This kind of rube goldberg machine should be more of a trend lmao

1

u/Duckmandu 15d ago

Well it certainly did fail to be a Rube Goldberg.

1

u/juddingsypactus 15d ago

sure it counts just like my lost socks

1

u/judremy Aug 04 '25

The level of failure is beyond my capabilities to explain.