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BrainStuff Classics: How Did Rube Goldberg Work?

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Science, Technology, Natural Sciences

3.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Who was Rube Goldberg, and how did he come up with his famously weird contraptions? Learn the history behind this American cartoonist in today's classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/who-was-rube-goldberg-and-what-are-his-contraptions.htm

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