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In 99 percent of cases, saying that an invention is an enormous waste of time would be a negative. In the instance of Rube Goldberg machines, it’s precisely the point. Heck, the more time it wastes, ...

It’s hard to find the time to clean. The work week is long and full of terrors and chores are kryptonite for free nights. You may be able to cut down your cleaning time, however, if you get inventive ...

About Rube Goldberg Inc. — Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a cartoonist and inventor best known for the zany contraptions also known as Rube Goldberg Machines. Rube Goldberg's legacy lives on through ...

What takes over 20 different steps in order to shine a shoe? Nothing, in a world other than the one created by the Rube Goldberg club. For the fourth year, several UA engineering students are working ...

Rube Goldberg's name has become synonymous with the American spirit of invention. No wonder: He was born on the Fourth of July. And what's more... As we celebrate all things American on the Fourth of ...

A simple dinner-time request to pass the wine has never looked so complicated. But that’s what the Joseph’s Machines YouTube channel is known for. Rube Goldberg devices delivering food and drink in a ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Most ...

CHICAGO, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NERDS ®, the popular candy brand that celebrates being better together, has announced the winners of the 2021 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. Open to the public, ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Are we humans all parts of a meticulously crafted machine? Or are we independent beings, chaotically disrupting one another’s trajectories through time and space? Is there a ...