A simple dinner-time request to pass the wine has never looked so complicated. But that’s what the Joseph’s Machines YouTube channel is known for. Rube Goldberg devices delivering food and drink in a ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Most ...

Choreographer Jody Oberfeld’s latest theatrical movement-based work, “Rube G.-The Consequence of Action,” draws upon the Jewish cartoonist’s signature contraptions. (New York Jewish Week) — Are we ...

A Rube Goldberg-style contraption uses a powerful, focused beam of light, prisms, and magnifying glasses to activate its various mechanisms. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's ...

I love Rube Goldberg Machines — those inefficient systems, full of convoluted twists and turns that use chain reactions to complete simple tasks.In one of my favorite examples, a tipped milk bottle ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Zach Umperovitch, a 2011 Purdue alumnus, recently debuted "Crazy Contraptions," a competition show that focuses on the fun and intricate engineering involved in Rube Goldberg ...

Decades after Mr. Goldberg, a cartoonist, died, artists and engineers have found creative inspiration in his outlandish inventions. By Sam Corbin What’s the simplest way to open a can? Faced with this ...

SAVES YOU MONEY. TONIGHT WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE MINDS OF FUTURE ENGINEERS. STUDENTS FROM MILWAUKEE AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS CREATED A COMPLEX MACHINE TO ACCOMPLISH A SIMPLE TASK. ZOE HENRY GOT A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Schroeder Family Exploreum is looking to open its first phase next spring, and a grant from Arvest Bank, presented Thursday, ...

Zach Umperovitch, a Purdue alumnus, (far left) and co-host Richard Hammond (left) observe contestants and their Rube Goldberg machines on the set of "Crazy Contraptions." WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Zach ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Are we humans all parts of a meticulously crafted machine? Or are we independent beings, chaotically disrupting one another’s trajectories through time and space? Is there a ...