While I’d argue that the ‘largest’ Rube Goldberg Machine is most likely the Life Size Mousetrap, it’s still impressive to see all 300 steps work in order to perform one simple task!

What’s better than a 20,000 piece LEGO set that depicts Tatooine, Endor, Hoth, and the Death Star from Star Wars?

A 20,000 piece LEGO set that depicts Tatooine, Endor, Hoth, and the Death Star from Star Wars, and also plays the Star Wars theme:

It doesn’t get much better than that!

For a look at how they did it, check out:

And to play it yourself, visit Builders of Sound.

But what if you could turn each page turn into an event?

That’s what Joseph Herscher has done with The Page Turner, a Rube Goldberg machine that lets you sip coffee while waiting for the page to turn, and let the machine take care of the rest.

Zombie Plush Slippers are guaranteed to be the grossest things you can stick on your feet.

Featuring non-skid soles, embroidered details, and ‘interactive’ elements like eyes that pop out of their sockets and extra long tongues, they’re both comfy, and fun.

[Zombie Plush Slippers]

You have some fun:

See more at:

[A Normal Day]

When Johnny Cupcakes opens a new shop, they want it to be filled with unique experiences – making you feel like you stepped into a time warp. All shops are set up as old fashioned bakeries, displaying limited edition t-shirts in refrigerators rather than actual cupcakes. T-shirts even get packaged in special food/bakery packaging.

For the opening of their London shop, they created a Rube Goldberg style machine that puts metal balls on an endless, and endlessly entertaining, loop through various jumps, hoops and whoops:

[Johnny Cupcakes - London Opening]

You don’t want to let your MacBook have all the moustache fun now, do you?

Gama-Go’s Fingerstache temporary tattoos give you the ability to apply a moustache to your face with the flick of a finger, but the freedom to take the thing off at the end of the day as well so that you’re not stuck with hipster branding for the rest of your life.

At just $5 for a pack of 19 Fingerstaches, it’s a can’t miss deal on a pretty sweet style.

[Gama-Go - Fingerstache]

[Via: Boing Boing]

A. Donate them to the needy?
B. Set up your own art exhibit?
C. Turn them into a really expensive Rube Goldberg Machine that can propel a balloon through the air like magic?

If you answered C, then this video is for you:

(And if you answered A or B, then I apologize for this post.)

Choose Your Own Adventure books were fun to read as a child, so Jonah Peretti has dragged the concept into the Web 2.0 generation with Choose Your Own Twitter Adventure. To play, just follow the link that best represents your choice, and you’ll play through the story with just a few clicks.

[Jonah Peretti - Choose Your Own Twitter Adventure]

Travis Pastrana’s world record setting New Year’s Eve rally car jump in his Subaru WRX was impressive:

What’s even more impressive though is that he managed to destroy his practice car and then walk away from the accident like it was no big deal:

The man is either a cat working on his ninth life, or he’s indestructible. Either way, I can’t wait to see what he thinks of next.

Did you know that George Washington invented instant coffee? Neither did I!

Make sure you click through and read the whole comic for facts like that and more.

[The Oatmeal - 15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee]

Every year, JibJab does a consistently hilarious look back at the year that was, and this year they’ve put together another funny montage of the things that made us laugh, cry and tweet in ’09. Enjoy:

Who knows what Google’s got planned for the new year, but if you’d like to see just how close we are to finding out, head on over to Google.com, leave the search box blank, and click the I’m feeling lucky button. When you do, an Easter Egg countdown timer will appear that’s currently counting down the seconds until 2010, though there’s no indication of what will happen when the clock strikes zero. (And no, you can’t hack your computer clock to make anything special happen just yet, though you can get it to go to zero early by changing your date.)

[Google.com]

Paste Magazine’s Evolution of the Hipster is a hilarious look at the growth of the hipster culture from 2000 through today, including its emergence from the emo, a stop at the scenester, and the current meta-nerd trend.

Are you cool enough to pretend you’re not cool?

[Paste Magazine - Evolution of the Hipster]

[Via: Laughing Squid]

IKEA Heights is a melodrama shot entirely inside of the Burbank IKEA. Without their knowledge.

So far they’ve managed to pull off four episodes, but the show could get shut down at any minute, so watch it while you can:

[IKEA Heights]

[Via: Laughing Squid]

To play, just pick your person and then pick their moves as they work their way through the city. Since freerunning/parkour are impressive on their own, adding in a bit of choice makes it even more fun to watch:

[Via: Zoomdoggle]

Billie Tweets is a tribute to Michael Jackson that combines YouTube and Twitter to show that we can all speak his language. (With a little selective editing of course.)

[Billie Tweets]