So we are gearing up for a new semester and our first task is to design a Rube Goldberg machine with a little twist. Before I give you our project outline, let me give you a brief history of Rube Goldberg, straight from Wikipedia to save me time typing:
"Reuben Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970) was a Jewish American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for a series of popular cartoons he created depicting complex devices that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways – now known as Rube Goldberg machines."
Still don't know enough? Here are a few videos of Rube Goldberg machines you can check out...
So back to the project... Our machine can only encompass a 3 x 3 x3 ft area and it must last for exactly 60 seconds. If that wasn't enough of a challenge, the machine must also give off an audio and visual indication at every 15 seconds until one minute has elapsed. AND if that wasn't enough, it must be a cohesive system and look, well, you know.... designed (that's what we're in school for right?)! This is going to be a very fun and challenging warm up exercise. We've already started working on the assignment and there's is going to be a big surprise to our project... You'll have until September 13 to see the final machine but I will keep you updated on our progress as we go along. Until then, I'll drop you a little hint of our design...
