What is a Rube Goldberg machine? We've all seen one if not tried to make our own. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a "Rube Goldberg" is defined as "a comically involved, complicated ...

Sunrise Social, a brunchery with locations in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, NJ, has launched the Sunrise Surf N’ Turf for the month of February, with proceeds benefiting Chef Reuben “Big Rube” Harley, ...

Iconic photographer, chef and marketing guru Reuben "Big Rube" Harley re-introduces some of his all-time favorite ...

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 ...

Mar. 17—RIPLEY COUNTY — The 13th annual, regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest hosted by Genesis: Pathways to Success and the Batesville Community School Corporation was held on Saturday, Feb. 24, ...

His name has become an adjective for anything too complicated for its own good, but cartoonist Rube Goldberg’s gifts extended far beyond his cockamamie inventions. Before “Rube Goldberg” became an ...

If you've seen the recent viral video where three little girls turn their stereotypically girly toys into an awesome Rube Goldberg machine – while a revamped version of the Beastie Boys song "Girls" ...

Purdue Society of Professional Engineers student Rube Goldberg team regained the national championship in 2014 with a zipper zipping machine. The Purdue machine was the first in over three decades of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A group of Purdue School of Technology students will try to earn the university's second consecutive national title on April 3 during the 17th annual national Theta Tau Rube ...

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, ...

As we celebrate all things American on the Fourth of July, we often remember the great minds that have shaped our nation's history. But this afternoon, as you're devising new techniques to get ...