This is one of the most convoluted device I've ever seen.
http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/player.swf?b=10&l=197&u=ILLUMllSOOAvIF//P_LxP92A42lCHCeeWCejXnHAS/c
Those are cool...engineering students often build them. What I like about this one is the number of 'homemade' items in the mix.
One of the best I saw recorded, one that uses a lot of chemical reactions as well as simple mechanical processes was shown on the TV show "Alive From Off Center." The particular clip is titled Der Lauf der Dinge (//http://).
Also, in deference to Scott's invention thread...note how many variations on the basic wheel are used in that set-up. :smile:
Nice, but too many edits. Quite possibly it doesn't always work, just a guess.
The trick is to make a Goldberg machine that will reset itself :tongueout:!
One word....wow! Ok thats threee, wait six. OH no!!!
-Ed
Seen it. Love it. It's crazy. :thumbup:
ps. I have a Rube Goldberg kit from the 60s, unbuilt...
I've seen this before, but it is always nice to see that my Slinky and Rubik's Cube will always have a purpose in my life.
Actually, there really is a Rube Goldberg contest out there. It is sponsored by the Theta Tau fraternity at Purdue University, and from the University's website, the contest is to "deisgn a machine that uses the most complex process to complete a simple task."
Last year's contest involved turning an orange into orange juice, and then pouring the juice from the pitcher into a glass, in twoenty or more steps.