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Kathy, I saw that as well as part of a juried art show in Missoula
Montana.  It is really a wonderful piece, dangerous, imaginative and
thought provoking.  It would make a great video loop, a video version of
a Rhodes sculpture.  Thanks for reminding me of it.

Eric Siegel
Director of Planning
   & Program Development
Connections Project Director
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
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>
> There's a wonderful video (1/2 hour) called "The Way Things
> Go" in English that is, I think, both very clever and funny..
>  An enormous Rube Goldberg structure set up in a warehouse in
> which mechanical, chemical, fire, etc are used to trigger one
> event after another.  Not something you'd want kids to try
> out at home....  but I laughed and oooed and aaaahed through
> the whole thing (okay-- I"m an exhibits person and like to
> build things too).
>
> My DVD says it is from www.firstrunfeatures.com;  I purchased
> it recently from a distributor.
>
> Creators:  Peter Fischli and David Weiss, filmed in Germany.
>
>  "Glorious, inspired, and demented" as it says on the cover
> is an appropriate description.

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