Biographical Information Rube Goldberg was born on July 4, 1883
in San Francisco California. He was a cartoonist, and naturally
loved to draw. He died December 7, 1970. His cartoons often
depicted his complex machines. Such as Self- Operating Napkin
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What is a simple machine? Simple machines help make work
easier. very simplistic with few parts. Simple machines include:
Levers, pulleys, wheel and axels, screws, wedges, and inclined
planes.
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What is a Rube Goldberg Contraption? By definition, a Rube
Goldberg contraption is a unnecessarily complex machine made just
to accomplish a simple task. Like an Orange Juicer with 40 steps.
Or, at the right, a back scratcher with umbrellas and hammers.
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Rube Goldbergs Orange Juicer Milkman takes empty milk bottle
(A), pulling string (B) which causes sword (C) to sever cord (D)
and allow guillotine blade (E) to drop and cut rope (F) which
releases battering ram (G). Ram bumps against open door (H),
causing it to close. Grass sickle (I) cuts a slice off end of
orange (J), at the same time spike (K) stabs "prune hawk" (L) he
opens his mouth to yell in agony, thereby releasing prune and
allowing diver's boot (M) to drop and step on sleeping octopus (N).
Octopus awakens in a rage and, seeing diver's face which is painted
on orange, attacks it and crushes it with tentacles, thereby
causing all the juice in the orange to run into glass
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The Self-Operating Napkin As you raise spoon of soup (A) to
your mouth it pulls string (B), thereby jerking ladle (C) which
throws cracker (D) past parrot (E). Parrot jumps after cracker and
perch (F) tilts, upsetting seeds (G) into pail (H). Extra weight in
pail pulls cord (I), which opens and lights automatic cigar lighter
(J), setting off sky- rocket (K) which causes sickle (L) to cut
string (M) and allow pendulum with attached napkin to swing back
and forth thereby wiping off your chin.
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