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Athletes Participate in Rube Goldberg Machine [VIDEO]
I had no idea what a Rube Goldberg machine was until a Christmas episode of Mythbusters. It's basically a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction.
The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg. Watch as amazing athletes become a part of a Rube Goldberg machine.
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