ENG 120 GCCCD Influence of The Rube Goldberg Machines on The Modern World Essay

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Rube Goldberg Essay Finding Modern Rube Goldberg Machines and assessing their influence on our lives In our book we have examined the picture of a Rube Goldberg Machine by Jeffery Coolidge. In life we have experienced literal and figurative Rube Goldberg Machines by playing Mousetrap, building legos, driving cars, and watching music videos. For this first essay you will comment on how this concept, the Rube Goldberg Machine, influences our lives. Writing Objectives: • • • • • • Define Rube Goldberg's original concept: The Rube Goldberg Machine. Also introduce the idea of figurative/conceptual Rube Goldberg Machines Discuss its impact on modern life by using examples of different types of literal and figurative Rube Goldberg Machines in your discussion. (literal like mousetrap/figurative like a concept without a physical construct) Clearly explain how your examples fit into either category of Rube Goldberg Machine. Do these examples teach us to value the process over the end result? Or is there a balance? Be sure to cite all of your examples. 3 Sources Minimum 3 Pages, Typed double-spaced
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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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