LeaveMeAloneBox perpetually closes itself, should win some kind of award

We can't say for certain that this is the most pointlessly sophisticated contraption we've ever seen built, but regardless of all that, we dare anyone to deny its greatness. In essence, the LeaveMeAloneBox does nothing more than turn itself off after a pestiferous human flips it on -- time, and time, and time again. Really, the beauty of this thing can only truly be seen in video, so click on through for what's likely to be the best 29 seconds of your day.

[Via MAKE]

[Satan_L5 @ Apr 24th 2008 10:59AM]

我日老子再改一次!™

[rock99rock @ Apr 24th 2008 11:03AM]

What? Ohhhh ok. Wait what?

[Harda Hearing @ Apr 24th 2008 11:05AM]

"My date father changes again time" according to babelfish.altavista.com

[neozippo @ Apr 24th 2008 11:12AM]

We re-Lao-tze, following a break! ™

according to google translator. =]

[TomTom2007 @ Apr 24th 2008 12:05PM]

" I'm f***king changing it one more time! "
which is somehow trademarked? WTF??

[Gluesniffer @ Apr 24th 2008 12:58PM]

I got "I, I once again changed! ™" on google.

[nschively @ Apr 24th 2008 1:09PM]

Japanese on babelfish translates to:
Our day old age child re-reforming primary! ?

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Apr 24th 2008 2:27PM]

我日老子再改一次!™, VIA Google Translation:


I, I once again changed! ™

[Sachin @ Apr 24th 2008 4:53PM]

"Is this really a language?"

according to Languagesfordummies.com

[Richard @ Apr 24th 2008 8:29PM]

@nschively

Thats Chinese not Japanese!
If it were J I could read it but not that...

[rock99rock @ Apr 24th 2008 10:27PM]

dead video

[Ben Ellis @ Apr 24th 2008 11:02AM]

I didn't realize what that second hand was doing until he fought with it. haha

[Sam @ Apr 24th 2008 2:54PM]

same!

[Slavetolust @ Apr 24th 2008 11:03AM]

And to think, some people are starving in this world. Next up, this "inventor" should invent a box that fires a bullet back at the creator. Where is natural selection when you need it.

[Philantropystt @ Apr 24th 2008 11:09AM]

Slavetolust: Why are u wasting time posting a comment then? Go feed the world!

[Byzil Mystwing @ Apr 24th 2008 11:03AM]

That's the best thing since sliced velcro

[AJ @ Apr 24th 2008 12:05PM]

Thanks bro, you just had me google "sliced velcro".. needless to say, your comment was on the top of the list :P

[Mutant @ Apr 24th 2008 12:32PM]

Did we just witness the birth of a new internet meme?

[Hardcore @ Apr 24th 2008 12:35PM]

Yes..and now its death. Such is the short lived life of an internet meme.

[Ghen @ Apr 24th 2008 4:04PM]

Observing the birth of a meme leads to its death. Interesting. So the only ones that actually make it are the ones nobody sees coming?

[farris @ Apr 24th 2008 11:05AM]

I'm pretty sure this is a standard mechanical engineering project. My dad made one some 20 odd years ago.... almost exactly like this.

It's still entertaining to watch though.. I can't quite explain why I'm still watching it over and over.

[GackIm Ancient @ Apr 24th 2008 11:07AM]

> ...My dad made one some 20 odd years ago...

Lol! So did mine!

About 50 years ago!

[maff @ Apr 24th 2008 5:24PM]

My dad made one 51 years ago, so.........

[Jimbo @ Apr 24th 2008 11:05AM]

I had a toy skeleton that popped out of a coffin and did the same thing, in the old 90's. So this doesn't phase someone as cool as me.

[Lowest Ranked @ Apr 24th 2008 11:57AM]

What are the old 90s? And more importantly, what where they like?

[uka @ Apr 24th 2008 12:05PM]

I also had the same skeleton machine, it was a piggy bank, one should put a coin in a button and the skeleton hand will take the coin to the grave... The form factor is the same!

Seriously this LeaveMeAloneBox is a ripoff!!! At least the skeleton we had served a purpose!

[ooglek @ Apr 24th 2008 1:33PM]

Don't phase me bro!

You used phase when you should have used faze.

[spacegravity4me @ Apr 24th 2008 10:53PM]

nah dude, i totally get it, the old 90's, last millennium and last century. The new 90's are coming. Hopefully I'll make it to see them! And my grandma had one of those hand bank things. Used to always scare the mess out of me. lol

[Sachin @ Jun 4th 2008 5:44PM]

@ Lowest Ranked

Well, for starters, Pluto was a planet...

[Bobs @ Apr 24th 2008 11:05AM]

Id stop trying to piss it off, it might get depressed and devide by zero.

[wlp @ Apr 24th 2008 11:06AM]

hahaha made me laugh

[Bobs @ Apr 24th 2008 11:07AM]

He is too smart to build a device that intentionally kills him, natural selection dosent work here.

[Cory W. @ Apr 24th 2008 11:13AM]

That was the best 29 seconds of my day, indeed!

[Mark @ Apr 24th 2008 11:14AM]

Hahahahahahah
that is amazing
I love it

[Idlemind @ Apr 24th 2008 11:15AM]

There should be a voice,

"Close ze box"

" S'all right?"

"S'all right!"

[Mutant @ Apr 24th 2008 12:36PM]

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to bring up that old chestnut.

+1

[The_Steven @ Apr 24th 2008 11:06PM]

My $.02

Add a light that will be lit when switch is "on", the hand comes out, a recorded voice says: "Do you think electricity grows on trees?*", flips the switch, light goes out, lid closes.

* Or whatever your father said when you left lights on unnecessarily.

[XenoX101 @ Apr 24th 2008 11:16AM]

This isn't interesting at all, it just moves the hand a few seconds after the trigger is flicked and if the box is already open it leaves it open, what's so special about this? Am I missing something?

[barry99705 @ Apr 24th 2008 11:20AM]

Sense of humor?

[Philippe @ Apr 24th 2008 11:20AM]

@XenoX101 Yes

[Oskin @ Apr 24th 2008 11:28AM]

I hope you're not serious... It's hilarious, made my day!

[J @ Apr 24th 2008 12:24PM]

No, you're not missing something.

There's nothing really remotely funny or innovative or clever or stupid about it. And I tend to laugh at really silly things. It just is, and is over-rated by the "inventor".

[For2itous @ Apr 24th 2008 11:19AM]

The Clapper™ 2.0

[OneLove @ Apr 24th 2008 11:19AM]

but can it play call of duty 4?

[carmen @ Apr 24th 2008 11:31AM]

There is always that one person that just has to ruin the flow of the comment board with something like this.

Thanks a lot!

[whatishalo? @ Apr 24th 2008 12:30PM]

Ok then...Is it compatible with my MAC?

[emailtabs @ Apr 24th 2008 12:46PM]

Can i run it off USB

[qwert @ Apr 24th 2008 4:16PM]

What happened to "can it play doom?"
Have we already arrived at COD?
Such a fast world it is at these times.

[merf1350 @ Apr 25th 2008 10:59AM]

But will it blend?

[OneLove @ Apr 26th 2008 5:21PM]

First rule of "Will it...?", is do not discuss "Will it...?"