A Rube Goldberg machine, named after American cartoonist Rube Goldberg, is a machine intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overly complicated way. Usually, these machines consist of a series of simple unrelated devices; the action of each triggers the initiation of the next, eventually resulting in achieving a stated goal. In the United Kingdom, a similar contrivance is referred to as a "Heath Robinson contraption" after cartoons by the illustrator W. Heath Robinson.
Task 1
Describe A sequence by filling in the Rube Goldberg Machine Form
Task 2
Answer These Questions:
What is the name of the product?
- What is the product?
- What does the white hand touch?
- How many puppies are there in the cart?
- What is the slogan at the end?
Task 3
Describe the sequence of events in the video.
Task 4
Answer These Questions:
- How many cog wheels are there at the beginning?
- How many nails?
- How many wheels?
- How does the car window open?
- How is the radio switched on?
- How many car parts do you remember seeing? Can you name some?
Task 5
Describe the sequence of events in the video.
Task 6
Watch this video and write down questions for your friends to answer.