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Influence of the Rube Goldberg Machines on the Modern World
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Influence of the Rube Goldberg Machines on the Modern World
Rube Goldberg's original Rube Goldberg Machine design entailed building a complicated
chain of mechanical parts to accomplish a straightforward job. These devices often included
absurd and amusing devices that used complex mechanisms and several stages to complete what
seemed to be an easy task (Marklin, 2022). The idea of a Rube Goldberg machine has developed
through time to include literal and figurative devices. A figurative Rube Goldberg Machine is a
set of linked and associated events or acts similar to the parts of a real Rube Goldberg machine.
When used figuratively, the concept of a Rube Goldberg machine refers to the intricacy of a
system or procedure that needs several steps to get the expected outcome.
Literal and figurative Rube Goldberg Machines have an immense impact on modern
society. A famous illustration of a real-life Rube Goldberg machine is the game Mousetrap.
Players must assemble several interconnected mechanical devices to catch a mouse
(Hines, 2022). Due to the interdependence of all the machine's parts and the need of each one to
reach the ultimate result, this game not only entertains players but also instructs them on the
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