when you set up a bunch of different objects and roll a ball or something to knock things over and sometimes perform a series of different jobs. sorta like that car commercial that came out where all the parts were laid out and worked together.
2007-01-04 14:25:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It is only called a "Rube Goldberg" device in the United States. In England, there is another name for the same concept.
The name comes from the name of a cartoonist who drew far-fetched devices. Some of these cartoons bordered on political cartoons, where the devices (and the comments made about the devices) contained sarcastic references to then-current political topics.
You should check out the movie titled (as translated into English) "The Way Things Go". It is a real-life contraption that involves rolling tires, burning candles, and dripping acids.
2007-01-04 16:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Carl M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And check out YouTube for loads of videos of various Rube Goldberg machines... from simple and quick to quite complex and sophisticated:
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Rube+Goldberg&search=Search
Diane B.
2007-01-05 00:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a "Rube Goldberg Machine."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg
2007-01-04 23:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by Torchbug 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its called a Rune Goldberg Machine
2007-01-04 22:41:12 · answer #4 · answered by bmxpro::DsR:: 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
apparatus or contraption
2007-01-04 22:31:49 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin E 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋