Contests

LISTEN LIVE

The Swish Machine Is Like A Backyard Mouse Trap Game And It Rules.

Ever hear of a Rube Goldberg Machine?   If the answer is no…don’t worry about it…I hadn’t heard of one either until I wrote this article. A Rube Goldberg Machine is…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 09: A basketball hoop, net and backboard are shown before a semifinal game of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament between the San Francisco Dons and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the Orleans Arena on March 9, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Ever hear of a Rube Goldberg Machine?   If the answer is no...don't worry about it...I hadn't heard of one either until I wrote this article.

A Rube Goldberg Machine is one of those devices where one simple action by an inanimate object leads to another simple action and so on and so forth.

Honestly, I've always called it a Mouse Trap Machine...because of the board game that used the same principle.

Anyway, check this one out...it's absolutely epic.  Some kid built an entire backyard Mouse Trap...calling it the Swish Machine.  It begins with a made basketball shot...and concludes with a made basketball shot...after seventy steps!

Take a gander!   And thank you, Rube Goldberg, for your awesome machine!

- East Side Dave

“East Side” Dave McDonald has been the co-host of The Morning Rat Race for the past ten years. A lifelong Monmouth County resident, Davey Mac was raised in Spring Lake and graduated from Monmouth University. Additionally, Davey Mac co-hosts The East Side Dave and Son Wrestling Show (which is available on WRAT.com and is nationally syndicated by Beasley Digital Media). Davey Mac is a mega-sports fan, crazy wrestling enthusiast, Star Wars obsessive, rock and roll freak, and all-around Pop Culture nut. From the hottest streaming shows to the best in live sports, Dave tries to watch everything.