Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Amazing Japanese Dominos!

PythagoraSwitch (ピタゴラスイッチ, Pitagora Suitchi?) is a 15 minute Japanese educational television program. It encourages augmenting children's "way of thinking" under the supervision of Masahiko Satō (佐藤雅彦?) and Masumi Uchino (内野真澄?). During the beginning, ending, and between each corner (segment), there are Pythagorean Devices (ピタゴラ装置, Pitagora Sōchi?). Pythagorean Devices are known in the US as "Rube Goldberg machines", or in Great Britain as "Heath Robinson" contraptions.

Tell me you are not fascinated by these contraptions: