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Rube Goldberg Machine Sets World Record
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We’ve seen all kinds of crazy Rube Goldberg machines, but this one is breaking records (and bursting balloons.) In fact Purdue University’s Society of Professional Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers broke their own world record this past Saturday with a machine that has 300 steps. The previous… |
April 10th, 2012
Sony S1 and S2 Tablets Get the Rube Goldberg Treatment
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Sony is getting ready to dip its toes into the tablet market with a pair of Android-powered tablets called the S1 and S2. The tablets are likely to be overpriced as much Sony gear is, but they may be interesting to some. The tablets are still a bit of a… |
July 5th, 2011
Great Ball Contraption is Boring and Mind-Blowing at the Same Time
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Here’s a nerdy a sub-genre in an already geeky genre: some Lego Mindstorms enthusiasts all over the world love creating Great Ball Contraptions, or GBCs – a large, modular machine that does nothing but transport balls in a never-ending route. A typical Great Ball Contraption has many modules, each one… |
May 30th, 2010
Rube Goldberg Breakfast Machine Cobbled Together From Household Items: Instructions Please!
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For so long, the breakfast options of lazy people like me were severely limited: either eat something that you only need to take out of its package, something with no cooking or preparation required, or wait for someone to prepare food for you. No more! Teacher/artist/lazy man’s hero Yuki Suzuki… |
November 3rd, 2009
