Rube Goldberg, eat your heart out; or, More people with too much free time on their hands

Well, at least this one they probably got paid for.

If you haven't seen it yet, download and watch "The Cog" from Honda's UK division. It's a rather remarkable stunt, completed in a single take. However, the whole stunt required approximately five days of around-the-clock shooting, and 606 takes. You'd think such dedication would only be seen in cartoons (the intro to HomeStarRunner.com comes to mind), yet here is proof of what can happen when people are driven to perfection.