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“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” —Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” —Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Mealtime can be messy—but not with this self-operating napkin thought up by cartoonist Rube Goldberg!. A Rube Goldberg machine is a comical, complicated invention that performs a simple operation.

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“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” —Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

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  1. “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”—Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

  2. Mealtime can be messy—but not with this self-operating napkin thought up by cartoonist Rube Goldberg! A Rube Goldberg machineis a comical, complicated inventionthat performs a simple operation.

  3. Need to catch a bike thief? Check out this wacky contraption inspired by Rube Goldberg. Go through steps 1 to 11 to see how the thief was nabbed!

  4. Every year, high school and college students compete in a Rube Goldberg Contestat Purdue University in Indiana. Watch this video about the contest:http://www.thorp.k12.wi.us/~goodman/Rube%20website/Site/Podcast/Entries/2009/4/1_RUBE_GOLDBERG.html

  5. The Big Questions: • Who was Rube Goldberg? • What is a simple machine? • What are two examples of simple machines that could be used in a Rube Goldberg contraption? To find out, read “One Zany Device” on page 20 of the February 1, 2010, issue of Science World.

  6. Project Time!Draw or build a Rube Goldberg machine that can squirt toothpaste onto a toothbrush. Use 10 or more steps, including at least three simple machines. Scholastic Classroom Magazines. www.scholastic.com Photo Credits:PAGE 1: Illustration: Jim Paillot. PAGE 2: Nathan Lazarnick/George Eastman House/Getty Images (Edison). PAGE 3: Rube Goldberg, Inc. (comic). PAGE 4: Illustration: Lance Lekander. PAGE 5: Courtesy Thorp High School (video). PAGE 6: istock (toothpaste). All Background Illustrations by Jim Paillot.

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