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Something For Nothing

1940 (estimated) Jamison Handy Organization

Studio
Jamison Handy Organization, Inc.
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation

Synopsis

This classic Chevrolet advertisement uses Rube Goldberg to prove that we can't get something for nothing. In other words, they tell us, to get power out of an engine, you have to put fuel in. However, modern engines are designed to conserve fuel and deliver full power on every stroke. Goldberg uses animation to explain how fuel is converted to power in the modern automobile engine.