A Rube Goldberg machine, contraption, invention, device, or apparatus is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction.
Over the years, the expression has expanded to mean any confusing or complicated system.
Using your "Show Don't Tell" abilities...can you write about the above illustration?
I would like for you to be thinking of your own Rube Goldberg machine that you could design...what would it look like and what type of job would it perform?
Over the years, the expression has expanded to mean any confusing or complicated system.
Using your "Show Don't Tell" abilities...can you write about the above illustration?
I would like for you to be thinking of your own Rube Goldberg machine that you could design...what would it look like and what type of job would it perform?