The Gear From Goonies That Made Us Feel Better About Being Nerds — wired.com

Data’s Buckle Gripper Our first glimpse of Data is, fittingly, during a gadget trial. He’s testing out a device that launches a small suction-cupped harpoon from his 007-inscribed belt buckle. It's supposed to mechanically reel in whatever it attaches to, but the test doesn’t go so well. Warner Bros. Rube Golderg Gate Opener Look closely at the Walsh’s intricate gate-opening contraption and you’ll see the name "Rube G" painted on the side of the chicken cage component. It’s a nice little Rube Goldberg wink. Just don’t dwell on the fact that if your gate-opening machine requires a chicken to lay an egg, you can really only have one guest per day. Warner Bros.

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