Described as “hilarious and complex contraptions devised to perform simple tasks,” Rube Goldberg machines are the coolest!!
For example, my Big Adventure Breakfast Machine is one!
Get this, now there are Rube Goldberg TOYS!! It’s true! LOOK!
This is the Rube Goldberg Garden Challenge toy (“Use buoyancy and pulleys to water the flower and make it grow”):
This one is called the Acrobat Challenge (learn about “gravity and spring forces to make the acrobat fly”):
The Speeding Car Challenge uses gravity and air pressure (and a plastic chicken!) to launch a car!
For the Fly Trap Challenge, use a spoon, a frog and a gumball to catch a fly!
There are more here. Most of them are available at Target.
Now, if you are in the Seattle, Washington area, get thee to the Museum of Pop Culture for the The Art of Rube Goldberg exhibit!
P.S. They also now make digital Rube Goldberg games!