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- THE ELECTRIC HOUSE (1922) While this Buster Keaton classic was more likely to have inspired Goldberg than to have been inspired by him, it certainly has the spirit of Rube Goldberg.
- SOUP TO NUTS (1930) Considering that Rube Goldberg himself penned (and had a cameo in) this comedy, it is no surprise that that it features a wacky inventor character who is fond of creating such things as a security system involving a giant boot, a false window, and an ejection slide.
- MODERN TIMES (1936) Charlie Chaplin’s comedy opus, Modern Times, which skewers the seeming progress brought on by technology, is likely best epitomized by the scene in which he is gang-pressed into an automated feeding machine.
- CHITTY, CHITTY, BANG BANG (1968) For some reason or another, a lot of Rube Goldberg machines that appear on screen serve the sole purpose of making breakfast.
Feb 15, 2021 · 3 years ago. 16 minutes. 0. Jeff Kubina/Wikimedia Commons. Rube Goldberg, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/cartoonist, engineer, and sculptor is probably best known for his sketches of...
- The Lunch Feeding Contraption by Joseph Herscher
- This Too Shall Pass by OK Go
- How to Write Bodoni Lower Case by Sooji Lee
- Time Machine by Purdue University
- The World’S Largest Rube Goldberg Machine by Scandiweb
New York-based Joseph Herscher (of Joseph's Machines) built his first ever Rube Goldberg machine when he was five years old. His “Lolly Machine” wasn’t just a place to store his candy—it also made his parents laugh and sparked his interest in design. During his early twenties, Herscher built Creme that Egg, a three-minute-long obstacle course that ...
Chicago band OK Go built an enormous Rube Goldberg machine for their 2010 music video, This Too Shall Pass. Over the course of several months, the band members worked with creative collective Syyn Labsto design and build the incredible “machine” inside a two-story Los Angeles warehouse. The chaotic installation features a falling piano, rolling glo...
Many of us take for granted the fact that we can type a letter on our computer keyboards in less than a second. We can type, retype, arrange, and print words and symbols in pretty much any typeface imaginable. For her Rube Goldberg machine-inspired project, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sooji Lee wondered what it would take for a human to repro...
One of the most complex Rube Goldberg machines ever created, the Time Machinefrom 2011 shattered the Guinness World Record for the most steps ever successfully completed by such a contraption. In 244 steps, the impressive machine traces the history of the world, from the Big Bang to the Apocalypse, before finally accomplishing the simple task it wa...
In a bid to switch on Riga’s Christmas tree lights in an exciting way, Latvian e-commerce company Scandiwebconstructed the world’s Largest Rube Goldberg in 2016. Made from an intricate mix of marbles, appliances, and power tools, the machine needs 412 steps to complete its festive task. It starts in a room and stretches through hallways, before fin...
Named after the American cartoonist Rube Goldberg, who was famous for depicting overly complicated gadgets performing simple tasks in convoluted ways, these machines are a fascinating blend of creativity, physics, and sheer whimsicality. But what is it about these intricate contraptions that capture our imagination?
Rube Goldberg (born July 4, 1883, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died December 7, 1970, New York, New York) was an American cartoonist who satirized the American preoccupation with technology. His name became synonymous with any simple process made outlandishly complicated.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 28, 2018 · From 1914 to 1964, the brilliant inventor trotted out a series of groundbreaking devices, among them an automatic stamp-licker, a self-operating napkin, and a spoon for fishing stubborn olives out of the bottoms of tall jars.
After a brief introduction to simple machines, we learned about Rube Goldberg, a cartoonist who drew cartoons of complex, multi-step devices used to carry out a rather simple task like squeezing a tube of toothpaste, slicing a piece of bread, or opening an umbrella.
