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Rube Goldberg Project. Rube Goldberg Project. A Rube Goldberg device is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction.
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Rube Goldberg Project • A Rube Goldberg device is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. • The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg (1883–1970).
Important Dates • Ideas for your device due 11/5 with purpose • Rough Sketch of your device due 11/8 with summary of 4 energy transformations. • Device due for presentation 11/22. Presentation needs to be on video.
Websites • http://www.rubegoldberg.com/ • http://mousetrapcontraptions.com/cool-machines-3.html