When I first saw this commercial back in the day, I would have never imagined to (still) drive this very car so many years later. Still going strong. Best Accord, and perhaps one of the last real quality cars ever produced. 👌
Any Honda machine is quality, I started on a Honda 50 and the love affair began, I’m now pushing 70 and have never been let down or broken down in my life, motorcycles and cars, best engines ever made, and my number 1 !!!! Honda 4 stroke. Unbeatable ❤️
I saw this video for the first time a little over a week ago. In response, my physics teacher had the entire class make our own Rube Goldberg device, including all six of the simple machines (we have had school in person all school year). It was the biggest headache I've had in a while.
To everyone that has suspicions about the tires...The movement of the tires going up hill was achieved by precisely placing weights in the tops of the tires!
This commercial is so awesome, I show it to my nurse interns and on training/ed. days to our staff. Specifically to emphasize team work. I have yet to find something else that portrays the point any clearer. Thanks Honda...OBTW, great vehicles!
I think the wheels had an unbalanced weight on top of it (i'm guessing it's a large piece of lead inside the tire). The wheel got pushed forward which also made the weight lean forward and that allowed gravity to pull it downward which forced the wheel to travel up the ramp. The wheel traveled fast enough to push the next wheel forward along with its own weight to continue the 'reaction'
I'm guessing that they have several small, but powerful, magnets inside the tires. This keeps them at a perfect distance where the force of gravity acting on the tires in any given direction is equal, but opposite to the magnetic force. This means that at their current position the forces are equal, then when the first tire moves the magnets interact and pull the tires together. This creates uphill acceleration. (sorry, needed to explain for people who aren't physics nerds)
I can only imagine the nightmare having to rest that if it got close to the end and it failed. I wouldnt be surprised if once the camera passed an area the people there would go ahead and start resetting it for another take.
The wheels have weights at the top, and are balanced. So when something taps the wheel forward, the weight comes down and allows the wheel to go upward.
I admire the creativity it took to envision the ad, am boggled by the engineering it took to make the idea work but doesn't the ad imply Honda makes a "Rube Goldberged" product? If so, that would be unfortunate because Honda makes a good car. Still, the ad is fun and interesting enough for me to watch several times and share with others. So maybe it all works out in the end (like the ad).
Check out "Die Lauf Der Dingen", the original artwork where this originated from. A half hour film of items setting one another in motion. Very beautiful.
You place a weight on the inside of the rim,and balance it setting upwards, upset the balance and the weight tries to get to a lower position forcing it to roll up hill.
this is AWESOME! but i think it was animated and that wont take that many takes because that will take MONTHS to make but i like making Rube Goldberg contraptions i want to see the behind the scenes
Though it is indeed a Rube Goldberg machine it is also an almost complete remake of the film "Lauf der Dinge by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss from 1987
if you look for it on youtube it's there, it's called "making of honda the cog, they show a lot of the failures which are honestly hilairious how many little things fucked up
+Sean Snyder (Seanzee) They added weights to the tires in the top of the wheel well. When they were hit, it threw the balance of in the opposite direction of where it was disturbed. The weight pulled it up hill.
The commercial is actually two takes split together because they didn't have a studio big enough for the whole setup. The only CGI used is the lighting on the car at the end. snopes.com/photos/advertisements/hondacog.asp
Watch the video by OK Go, "This Too Shall Pass". It took 85 takes, of which 3 worked. In the video there is clear evidence of many previous trials. Certain things which seem impossible in this video can be explained in theory.
And, how did they accelerate as they were going uphill? No potential energy was stored and was released as kinetic energy. (sorry about being a physics nerd here, OCD got the best of me.)
hey for any person in a class trying to get how many energy are keep on trying there are more than 20 energys and some are repeted go garner yearlings-037
How many employees killed themselves in the making of this commercial? You notice it doesn't give that statement at the beginning. Rube Goldberg machines are ruthless on the nerves.
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When I first saw this commercial back in the day, I would have never imagined to (still) drive this very car so many years later. Still going strong. Best Accord, and perhaps one of the last real quality cars ever produced. 👌
did that commercial influence you to buy the car?
Any Honda machine is quality, I started on a Honda 50 and the love affair began, I’m now pushing 70 and have never been let down or broken down in my life, motorcycles and cars, best engines ever made, and my number 1 !!!! Honda 4 stroke. Unbeatable ❤️
I saw this video for the first time a little over a week ago. In response, my physics teacher had the entire class make our own Rube Goldberg device, including all six of the simple machines (we have had school in person all school year). It was the biggest headache I've had in a while.
The producers of this ad should make a short documentary showing how this was filmed. This commercial has always fascinated me.
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@@abraxas511 they didn't use CGI for this production
To everyone that has suspicions about the tires...The movement of the tires going up hill was achieved by precisely placing weights in the tops of the tires!
That makes sense, I was scratching my head on that one!
This commercial is so awesome, I show it to my nurse interns and on training/ed. days to our staff. Specifically to emphasize team work. I have yet to find something else that portrays the point any clearer. Thanks Honda...OBTW, great vehicles!
Isn't it nice when things just...work...after 607 attempts
Hahah 👍😂
Really?
Saw thus in school once, now it lives rent free in my head all these years later
weighted the tires so when it started rolling the weight inside the tire rolled it "uphill"
This could be my favourite Rube Goldberg Machine ever.
Why can't we see more entertaining commercials like this?
No matter how many times I watch it, the screen wipers creep me out every time.
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Cool commercial. Shows the complexity that goes into a car like that
i saw this in school in 7th grade and i say it still awsome!
I’m literally watching this for yr 7 right now, 11 years after this comment lol
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I think the wheels had an unbalanced weight on top of it (i'm guessing it's a large piece of lead inside the tire). The wheel got pushed forward which also made the weight lean forward and that allowed gravity to pull it downward which forced the wheel to travel up the ramp. The wheel traveled fast enough to push the next wheel forward along with its own weight to continue the 'reaction'
Great to see all the parts are working together
my pre engineering teacher showed this to us and we had to make one
I remember watching this video over and over again in 2003. It was on ebaums world.
I'm guessing that they have several small, but powerful, magnets inside the tires. This keeps them at a perfect distance where the force of gravity acting on the tires in any given direction is equal, but opposite to the magnetic force. This means that at their current position the forces are equal, then when the first tire moves the magnets interact and pull the tires together. This creates uphill acceleration. (sorry, needed to explain for people who aren't physics nerds)
I can only imagine the nightmare having to rest that if it got close to the end and it failed. I wouldnt be surprised if once the camera passed an area the people there would go ahead and start resetting it for another take.
It took 60 takes to get this right.
One of my earliest memory of RUclips.
Mine
coolest for me was the oil, used first to tip the balls into motion, and then to slow them down.
freaky windshield washer creature was great too
The wheels have weights at the top, and are balanced. So when something taps the wheel forward, the weight comes down and allows the wheel to go upward.
I thought the whole thing was cool then I saw the wiper thing take off and I laughed to myself. Good thing I'm home alone!! xD
This was one of the first YT videos I watched. It was long before this '08 date. Honda's commercial.
Actually there is a video online showing how many times it took Honda too film this video and how many takes it took
+Jake Spray
This actually took Honda a year to make and get it right I don't think it's a waste of time
I read it took circa 600 takes before they got it right.
606 failures. They got it on 607. It says that at the beginning.
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@@carolinewall3678 what?
I admire the creativity it took to envision the ad, am boggled by the engineering it took to make the idea work but doesn't the ad imply Honda makes a "Rube Goldberged" product? If so, that would be unfortunate because Honda makes a good car. Still, the ad is fun and interesting enough for me to watch several times and share with others. So maybe it all works out in the end (like the ad).
Keep in mind 607 takes also means 606 resets that would have taken a considerable amount of time and effort by many people.
I lmfao'd at the windshield wipers xD
Momentum, and perhaps some (unseen) weights in the tops, perfectly balanced so that upon disturbance they would fall to aid upwards rolling.
I like how you had Relient K at the beginning there (:
the walking windshield wipers was actually a bit unsettling, it looks like something that you'd see in a nightmare
thank you, i was wondering how they got tiers to roll up a hill
I have trouble with the exhaust pipe role. Yea even considering counterweights.
Check out "Die Lauf Der Dingen", the original artwork where this originated from. A half hour film of items setting one another in motion. Very beautiful.
I remember seeing this commercial on TV in the US. Oh, and that wiper blade machine at 1:50 is freaky. Lol
When things just work...thats the main essence of everything!
best god damn car commercial
You place a weight on the inside of the rim,and balance it setting upwards, upset the balance and the weight tries to get to a lower position forcing it to roll up hill.
the metal 2X6 rolls over some wires completing the circuit that rolls down the window so it can roll through.
There is a weight in the wheel so the wheel goes up.
this is AWESOME! but i think it was animated and that wont take that many takes because that will take MONTHS to make but i like making Rube Goldberg contraptions i want to see the behind the scenes
Anybody know what the song is at the beginning? It sounds really cool
Very cool thanks
Never mind going up the ramp, how did the tires stay on the slope without rolling back down?
Friction and a perfect balancing of the center point of weight.
Though it is indeed a Rube Goldberg machine it is also an almost complete remake of the film "Lauf der Dinge by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss from 1987
im watching this for my science class
yeah same
same lmfao
the one dislike has never own a honda
this is the best commercial for cars.
my teacher told me that they counter weighted the tires so the would be perfectly balanced on the see saw
@ultimatespartan3433
It's all in the angle of the camera. You perceive it to be uphill when it could in fact be downhill.
My science teacher showed me and my friends this video :0
if you look for it on youtube it's there, it's called "making of honda the cog, they show a lot of the failures which are honestly hilairious how many little things fucked up
Ok.. does anyone else wanna know how the tires went UP the ramp? Or is that just me?
+Sean Snyder (Seanzee) They added weights to the tires in the top of the wheel well. When they were hit, it threw the balance of in the opposite direction of where it was disturbed. The weight pulled it up hill.
"they lied, they did use computer graphics"
They lied, they told you you actually have a functioning brain.
Jesse Perez when this was made, they didn't have computers let alone computer graphics - or CGI if that's what you mean
What about at 1:42 with the window?!? That looks pretty fake too
What does? The visible split between the two planks, or the electrical circuit activating the power windows?
ummm i think that one part was rigged when the tires went up or was that just magic?
Does no one realize it’s animated 💀
the FCC would never allow any company in the world the amount of time this commercial takes from the network.
FANTASTIC AND REAL...I LOVE HONDA ENGINEERING,,THE RIVALS ARE BUT INFERIOR..MY MAGNUM OPUS HONDA PRODUCT MUST BE THE HONDAJET,,PEERLESS IN ITS CLASS
Love it, but there is no way those tires moved UPhill - had to be on some kind of track.
What is the intro music?
What was the music playing at the beginning?
What a great commercial!
Before RUclips was even around, I always thought that tire part was a load of shit!
this is the best commertial in the world
how can the tires go up hill ? i just don't get it !
also i have a honda car!
The commercial is actually two takes split together because they didn't have a studio big enough for the whole setup. The only CGI used is the lighting on the car at the end.
snopes.com/photos/advertisements/hondacog.asp
wonder how many tries it took them to get it to work
606
AMAZING!!! So clever.
Watch the video by OK Go, "This Too Shall Pass". It took 85 takes, of which 3 worked. In the video there is clear evidence of many previous trials. Certain things which seem impossible in this video can be explained in theory.
The tires are weighted at the top
They might have even used the brake rotors as counterweights.
that’s my child hood
i think that its where the wight of the tires was... all of it was on the right side
NP, I had done something like this for a project in middle school.
every second alive is the result of these chance events leading to a successful existence!
And, how did they accelerate as they were going uphill? No potential energy was stored and was released as kinetic energy.
(sorry about being a physics nerd here, OCD got the best of me.)
They placed weights at certain points inside the tire, and let momentum and the laws of physics do its work.
I refuse to believe that this is not made with computer graphics.
Yoh yoh greatest art
sweeet lmao i went to a college today and saw this video :)
I wish this very cool video wasn't potato quality.
cool machine
anyone what song that is at the end?
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Rube Goldberg Knew How to doz it! :3
hey for any person in a class trying to get how many energy are keep on trying there are more than 20 energys and some are repeted go garner yearlings-037
How many employees killed themselves in the making of this commercial? You notice it doesn't give that statement at the beginning. Rube Goldberg machines are ruthless on the nerves.
gears?
Is that Garrison Keillor speaking at the end?
I believe it's Richard Dreyfus, who was the Honda spokesperson from 1998 to 2005.
Yes, that is indeed Mr. Keillor.
THAT WAS SO COOL
awesome!!!!!!!!!!
The tires are weighted at the top.
すごいな。ピタゴラ装置のより高度で大規模なやつ。
what was the name of the song it started playing
Same
Given they aren't turning all the way around, give just the right center of gravity and enough force, one could do that within the realm of physics.
@ZzirKlentGaming If you use your eyes, the wood is cut in half at the window.
no they put offcenter weights near the top of the tires.....
Best Rube Goldberg ever!
now how would microsoft make a commercial like this?
When things just... work... after 607 attempts... lol. Other than that... awsome clip!
Honda is a great car.