My son and I used to play Mouse Trap, a game by Hasbro that is based on the concept of a Rube Goldberg machine. (Good news, the game is available on Amazon, and elsewhere!) Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist whose name has been immortalized by generations of tinkerers. The site wikiHow has tips on how to build one. When you get your skills up, you can enter contest(s) with specific challenges at rubegoldberg.com.
For samples of Rube Goldberg machines, take a look at the site Cool Material, "10 Brilliant Rube Goldberg machines." Here are some of my favorites.
In my eyes the best of all time is OK Go's video for "This Too Shall Pass."
Mythbusters did a Rube Goldberg machine for Christmas one year. I picked up two versions -- the first one has poor video quality, but Adam Savage's description of how the machine works is as good as watching the machine in action; and the second one has good video quality but isn't nearly as entertaining. Mythbusters is aired and licensed by the Discovery Channel.
Here's one made with pieces like Mega Bloks by Hasbro in an animation by Ron Schon:
There was even an interactive Google Doodle of a Rube Goldberg, this video of it from rustybrick's library. Unfortunately it doesn't work here; it does work on my playlist.
Remember to wear your safety glasses.
-- Marge
For samples of Rube Goldberg machines, take a look at the site Cool Material, "10 Brilliant Rube Goldberg machines." Here are some of my favorites.
In my eyes the best of all time is OK Go's video for "This Too Shall Pass."
Mythbusters did a Rube Goldberg machine for Christmas one year. I picked up two versions -- the first one has poor video quality, but Adam Savage's description of how the machine works is as good as watching the machine in action; and the second one has good video quality but isn't nearly as entertaining. Mythbusters is aired and licensed by the Discovery Channel.
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Here's one made with pieces like Mega Bloks by Hasbro in an animation by Ron Schon:
There was even an interactive Google Doodle of a Rube Goldberg, this video of it from rustybrick's library. Unfortunately it doesn't work here; it does work on my playlist.
Remember to wear your safety glasses.
-- Marge
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