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Rube Goldberg machine facts for kids

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Rube Goldberg's "Self-Operating Napkin" (cropped)
Professor Butts and the Self-Operating Napkin (1931)

A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine that looks complicated but has a very simple function. It is an expression used to identify something that does very simple tasks in a very complex way. The expression was named after American inventor Rube Goldberg (1883–1970).

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  • Rube golderg competition

    Rube Goldberg machine designers participating in a competition in New Mexico

  • Archimedean Excogitation

    George Rhoads' kinetic art sculptures, such as Archimedean Excogitation (pictured), share many elements with Rube Goldberg machines.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Máquina de Rube Goldberg para niños

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