The Way Things Go (1987)

• Documentary

Artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss create the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine. The pair used found objects to construct a complex, interdependent contraption in an empty warehouse. When set in motion, a domino-like chain reaction ripples through the complex of imaginative devices. Fire, water, the laws of gravity, and chemistry determine the life-cycle of the objects. The process reveals a story concerning cause and effect, mechanism and art, and improbability and precision, in an extended science project that will mesmerize the mind.

Rating

6.6 / 10 (27 votes)

Release date

June 1, 1987

Runtime

30m

Language

English

Director

Peter Fischli, David Weiss

Status

Released