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# The Bane of Complexity Part 2: The Rube Goldberg Supply Chain
- URL: https://www.kevinmeyer.com/the-bane-of-complexity-part-2-the-rube-goldberg-supply-chain/
- Published: 2010-06-13T11:49:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-07T18:58:10.000Z
- Author: Kevin Meyer
- Tags: Outsourcing Lemmings, Supply Chains, Unnecessary Complexity, #Migrated-1752356847400, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-07-12 14:48

I've blathered at length about Rube Goldberg-esque supply chains at [Boeing](https://www.kevinmeyer.com/boeing-pulls-another-rube-goldberg/) and other similarly outsourcing-entranced companies. So nothing new this fine Sunday morning, except that's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the following video - song by Ok Go and contraptions by NASA engineers presumably in their free time. Here's the background story as well.

Enjoy your Sunday! The real world begins anew tomorrow. (Here's the link to [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w&ref=kevinmeyer.com) \- video may not embed correctly due to size constraints).