Joseph Herscher’s Rube Goldberg contraptions are viral hits online. A new live show adds a layer of choreographic complexity.

Rube Goldberg Workshop is now available on Quest, letting you make tons of different crazy—dare we say—Rube Goldbergian machines. Built on Quest’s Presence platform, users can choose to play either in ...

Generally, people tend to break down a big, difficult task into smaller, simpler ones and tackle them individually to achieve the ultimate goal. However, there is a subset of individuals who prefer to ...

Who doesn’t love the intricacy of Rube Goldberg machines? A celebration of the most mechanical, complex and absurd way of performing an everyday task, there’s nothing quite like watching a cuckoo ...

Decades after Mr. Goldberg, a cartoonist, died, artists and engineers have found creative inspiration in his outlandish inventions. By Sam Corbin What’s the simplest way to open a can? Faced with this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — This Saturday, fifth-graders from across the Springfield area will engage in an event of elaborate ...

It took two months, nine globes, three tires, one billiard ball, one VW Beetle, a set of bowling pins and a variety of everyday objects to create one 30-second spot. This week, National Geographic is ...

Using masterful precision, engineering and creativity, Seiko created a “Rube Goldberg"-type contraption using 1,200 tiny watch parts. The watchmaker posted a video titled "Art of Time" of the device ...

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - If you missed this month’s eclipse, a new exhibit at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury gives visitors a more metaphorical look at how it affected the ...

Tonight, we are making things incredibly complicated--because that's what Zach Umperovitch likes to do. He's a Rube Goldberg expert, a Guinness Record Holder, a judge and producer for "Contraption ...