Iron Chef Optimisation Challenge II

[Wings of Peace]

Too many gears makes it inherently cludgy, though. While a Rube Goldburg machine is fun to watch, it is inherently, purposefully, inelegant. That's what a lot of the CharOp builds feel like to me. Way too many moving parts.

I think... I need to ask for a different example or perhaps more elaboration. I think I see what you're saying but to me the Rube Goldburg machine example is still a poor synergy because it's wasteful with it's potential energy (even if purposely so. Am I following your logic or am I somewhat off track? I feel like I may be missing the point.