Fischli & Weiss, the Swiss art duo made up of Peter Fischli and David Weiss, create chain-reaction videos based on super-elaborate designs that would make even Rube Goldberg envious. In 1987, they introduced their pièce de résistance, “The Way Things Go,” a nearly 30-minute video that uses fire, tires, ladders, etc., to cause a jaw-dropping chain of physical interactions. The film’s distributor, Icarus, has put a three-minute clip online. Enjoy.

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