Dive into the creation of an intricate underwater Rube Goldberg-inspired experiment! Watch as a handmade matchstick fuse ...

We all know what it means to procrastinate, but what about actively spending time building a useless machine? You have undoubtedly seen the ornamental boxes with a tempting little toggle switch on the ...

When the staff at the Queens Museum learned that a traveling exhibition dedicated to Rube Goldberg was touring the country, they knew their museum needed to be a stop. They also knew the museum had to ...

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 ...

Although somebody can set up a Rube Goldberg machine for any reason whatsoever, the best use-cases—we’d argue, at least—involve food. Even if that food is for squirrels, as it is in the RGM in the ...

The fun of a Rube Goldberg machine is watching the ingenuous, frequently unexpected ways the device’s creator comes up with to keep them going. But, ultimately, watching one in action is a passive ...

In 99 percent of cases, saying that an invention is an enormous waste of time would be a negative. In the instance of Rube Goldberg machines, it’s precisely the point. Heck, the more time it wastes, ...

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, ...

(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 ...

Although somebody can set up a Rube Goldberg machine for any reason whatsoever, the best use-cases—we’d argue, at least—involve food. Even if that food is for squirrels, as it is in the RGM in the ...