Joseph Herscher takes a sip of his coffee, pulling string thereby tipping paintings. Balls roll down paintings, lighting burner to boil water causing books to tip. Vase and computer get knocked off the table, releasing tape to open front page of newspaper. For an interactive full description of the machine: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/08/nyregion/turning-a-page-the-joseph-herscher-way.html?ref=nyregion New York Times interview with Joseph Herscher: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/01/06/nyregion/100000001266018/brooklyns-rube-goldberg.html?ref=nyregion