Help with Rube Goldberg Design? ^^;?

Question

First of all, I have to DRAW it, thankfully.

Anyway, I need a Rube Goldberg machine with each simple machine in it. Incline plane, Gear, Lever (all 3 types), Pulley, Wedge, Screw, and a Wheel&Axle.
I have some ideas, but I just can`t put it together. >_<

Can someone help out?
Just..give me some ideas to work with and I`ll try to make something out of it. :D
Examples of each type would help as well. ^^


I will be eternally thankful to those who help me. :x <3

OH YES thank you guys XD
I need to "crack" an egg.
Pretty much..err..just smush it. Just so it`s broken. ^^;

Answer 1

What you do is take a really easy idea, and then complicate it. So if you have some ideas, narrow it down to one. Oh, and you should include a cat in there somehow. It ain't Goldberg unless it's got wildlife in it!

Here's a complicated way to look at some cool Rube Goldberg devices featured on a Japanese children's show. At the bottom of the article on Pitagora Suicchi, there's a link to youtube which should let you see the things in action. VERY cool!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitagora_Suicchi

Answer 2

What is the machine supposed to do? The whole idea of a Rube Goldberg machine is that there's a complicated series of steps to do a very basic job. What is the machine supposed to accomplish? That will help me help you with some ideas.

Answer 3

I HAD TO DO THIS! so fun. okay so i'd do somthin easy, like popping a balloon or somthing. and just start working on it, and it's pretty easy to fig. it out.