Monday, April 11, 2005
11:35 PM
oops I need an aaa battery changer...

Rube Goldberg: 125-step flashlight battery changer: "Cory Doctorow:


Robert sez, 'Inspired by cartoonist Rube Goldberg, college students nationwide compete to design a machine that uses the most complex process to complete a simple task - put a stamp on an envelope, screw in a light bulb, make a cup of coffee - in 20 or more steps.

'This year the contest involved changing the two batteries in a torch. The winning team did it in 125 steps.'

Link, 3.4MB Quicktime Link

(Thanks, Robert!)

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(Via Boing Boing.)