Falling Water Cocktail Making Machine

What Do You Think of This Cocktail Machine?

July 18, 2008

What do a rake, a toy truck, a wooden spoon, and a bunch of ball bearings have in common? They have a supporting role in what's possibly the world's most complicated cocktail maker. This contraption was created by New Zealander Joseph Herscher, who is known for his other Rube Goldberg-style machine, the chocolate egg creamer. While Herscher created this apparatus to promote Kiwi vodka 42 Below, there is an easier way to make the falling water cocktail. Although the clip is fun, I personally think it's a bit over the top. What about you — do you think it's funny, or just stupid?

17 Comments

eshellmoyer 4 years 43 weeks

The incredible difficulty in creating a device like this that works perfectly makes it pretty hard to dismiss them as stupid. One has to have a great understanding of physics and mechanics, either learned or innate, to engineer one of these properly. This is a pretty good example. The Honda commercial is like oranges to this one's apples. It's pretty cool though. The only part I don't like is the tire that seems to defy the laws of physics, which I assume exist in cgi world too, by not decelerating as it climbs a ramp, then stopping for a moment after it hits the tire in front of it, then continuing on in the original direction. The first tire to climb the ramp seems to have forward acceleration as it climbs the ramp. What?!!!

eshellmoyer 4 years 43 weeks

The incredible difficulty in creating a device like this that works perfectly makes it pretty hard to dismiss them as stupid. One has to have a great understanding of physics and mechanics, either learned or innate, to engineer one of these properly. This is a pretty good example.The Honda commercial is like oranges to this one's apples. It's pretty cool though. The only part I don't like is the tire that seems to defy the laws of physics, which I assume exist in cgi world too, by not decelerating as it climbs a ramp, then stopping for a moment after it hits the tire in front of it, then continuing on in the original direction. The first tire to climb the ramp seems to have forward acceleration as it climbs the ramp. What?!!!

HappyKate 4 years 43 weeks

Awesome! Its for fun anyways!

HappyKate 4 years 43 weeks

Awesome! Its for fun anyways!

chiefdishwasher 4 years 43 weeks

That is how I will have my next T & T. Made me thirsty just watching it.

Stupidasscat 4 years 43 weeks

Someone has WAY too much time on his hands

marseilles rose 4 years 43 weeks

Everyone loves a nice homemade cocktail!

tkoblondee 4 years 43 weeks

Well hopefully there's an easier way to make this drink!! I don't think it's funny or stupid, I think it's amazing how much thought goes into one of these! I always have to watch the whole thing through!

skigurl 4 years 43 weeks

it's really cool and obviously just for fun!

WineUnleashed 4 years 43 weeks

This is wine so great. You just simply pour and enjoy! Cheers, Angela

WineUnleashed 4 years 43 weeks

This is wine so great. You just simply pour and enjoy!Cheers,Angela

mudnessa 4 years 43 weeks

i think it stupid but i also appreciate the effort and time that went into planing the whole thing. maybe this is how they make a lot of drinks at the bars in my areas since they take SO LONG.