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12-25-2016, 11:45 AM
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A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption, invention, device, or apparatus that is deliberately over-engineered to perform a simple task in a complicated fashion, generally including a chain reaction. The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg (1883–1970).
Over the years, the expression has expanded to mean any confusing or complicated system. .[2]
Professor Butts and the Self-Operating Napkin (1931)
In 1931, the Merriam-Webster dictionary adopted the word "Rube Goldberg" as an adjective defined as accomplishing something simple through complicated means.[4]
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Over the years, the expression has expanded to mean any confusing or complicated system. .[2]
Professor Butts and the Self-Operating Napkin (1931)
In 1931, the Merriam-Webster dictionary adopted the word "Rube Goldberg" as an adjective defined as accomplishing something simple through complicated means.[4]
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