{"id":19714,"date":"2021-11-13T14:15:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T19:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=19714"},"modified":"2021-11-13T12:05:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T17:05:49","slug":"rube-goldberg-machines-and-the-fight-against-the-nazis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=19714","title":{"rendered":"Post 2 of 6: Rube Goldberg Machines and the Fight Against the Nazis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rube Goldberg Machines and the Fight Against the Nazis<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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You must be very good before you can be very bad<\/em> \u2013 the first rule of parody. That applies to writing comedy, or to designing ridiculous inventions.<\/p>\n

Most people know the name of Rube Goldberg (1883 \u2013 1970). He is best known for his cartoons showing improbable inventions, carrying out the simplest tasks in the most complicated fashion. Most people don\u2019t know that he had his contemporary peers such W. Heath Robinson in Britain, and modern-day followers and acolytes. The annual Rube Goldberg competition organized by Perdue University lets engineering students show just how bad they can be, by building ridiculously complex devices \u2013 that still must deliver the end result, many steps.<\/p>\n

And what exactly did Rube Goldberg machines have to do with the war against Hitler? You\u2019ll have to watch the presentation to find out.<\/p>\n

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Opening credits of\u00a0Elementary<\/em><\/p>\n

A macabre application of the Mousetrap Game<\/p>\n

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How to pour beer: Rube Goldberg style<\/p>\n

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Heath Robinson Contraption: Animated<\/p>\n

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Heath Robinson Museum, London<\/p>\n

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