The name Rube Goldberg has long been synonymous with any overly-built contraption played for laughs that solves a simple problem through complicated means. But it might surprise you to learn that ...

Most inventions are designed to make our lives easier, but Rube Goldberg Machines are for people who like a challenge. You’ve probably seen them in adverts, films, or YouTube videos: complicated ...

The Rube Goldberg machine is essentially an umbrella term for a machine that utilizes a chain reaction to do something simple in an overly complicated way. It gets its name from an American ...

The struggling $8 bln drugstore is buried under a $36 billion morass of debt, leases and legal costs. Yet, a carefully orchestrated clean-up might extract a salvageable asset. Walgreens carries $ ...

CHEYENNE — If this is the first time you’ve heard or read the name “Rube Goldberg,” you’re not alone. The Rube Goldberg machine is essentially an umbrella term for a machine that ...

and ask why humans need such a Rube Goldbergesque design for a task that can be accomplished with a much simpler, more economical, and perhaps more reliable design.

[Rob Smith] wanted to clean some floppies in style and made a Disco Rube Goldberg-Style device for the job. Starting with a disk caddy on linear rails, [Smith] has a track for the floppy to follow.