National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest of '08 makes us feel lazy
By Paul Miller 
posted Apr 5th 2008 11:57PM
posted Apr 5th 2008 11:57PM
posted Apr 5th 2008 11:57PM
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I saw this on the news tonight but for a different reason. The 2 guys that won are Purdue University students, both are from Fort Wayne, IN which is my hometown. Also, I went to high school with one of the winners. :)
I was one of the winners last year. This year wasn't as good.
Me and my physics class made it to the state level in high school but got destroyed by the big city kids that spent more than two months working on it. We got close to being able to go to Purdue today but didn't make the top 2.
Nerd Alert!
-Jody-
Theres nothing wrong with being smart[er].
Id rather be a nerd than stupid
"Gah. I gotta say. I love you engadget. Every other site covering Macworld is soooo slow and not able to update nearly as fast as Engadget. You guys kick ass! Thanks for the great work!
I'm really intrested in the first third party benchmarks. Any news of MacBook Pros on display?"
I'll let the jury decide on this one: hypocrite or not?
And I totally agree with the guy above me. Being a nerd is great!
The two people in this pic weigh upwards of several hundred pounds.
I think one of them has a beard lol
Needs breakfast machine music.
I was thinking that exact same thing when I saw that picture...
"What was the point of all that? All it does is shoot you. It doesn't make breakfast at all!" :(
what in the hell am i looking at
Makes me want to play The Incredible Machine again.
OH EM GEE!
Theres nothing wrong with being smart[er].
delete pl0x. reply button not working. and yes, I know, click on the timestamp on it.
that guy on the right looks really sketchy.
I'll show you what's stretchy!
Rubber bands.
What? You guys were expecting a penis joke?
Abuzar... S*K*etchy- not s*TR*etchy...
Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!
Ah damn it.
Rubber bands on my mind all day. I thought he said stretchy.
now i'm wondering what you thought i meant by calling a guy "stretchy."
Like stretched out. Like fat.
he said sketchy not stretchy
Inserting obligatory comment about how you can possibly post about a "Nerd Alert" when you yourself are posting on a blog about technology.
That was meant for Jody.
Apologies.
Slow news day?
Honestly, is this the obligatory response to every f***ing thing they post nowadays? How do Rube Goldberg devices possibly not count as gadgets? How do you give a shit what they post? Does it inconvenience you somehow? Do you print out Engadget every day in a newspaper format? If so, then I guess this might be a problem. I know I hate sitting on the subway trying to flip from A1 to A25 because I know everything in between is useless crap. Yet, this is a blog (of sorts), not a newspaper or even a television show: they have (practically) unlimited space, and (theoretically) unlimited time. They can post whatever they want and you, the reader, can just scroll one paragraph down to avoid reading it if you don't want to.
special k:
Takamaru can post whatever he wants and you, the comment reader can just scroll down to avoid reading it if you don't want to.
Does it inconvenience you somehow?
Do you print out the comments in newspaper format every day?
There's (practicaly) unlimited space on the comment section, and (theoreticaly) unlimited time in that guy's life.
I love stirring up shit :D
Please post the video they mentioned when they finish it!
The next 2 cast members of Beauty and the Geek! :)
Boiler Up!
Interesting.
PITAGORA SUICHI!
I also as a reader and a poster can post whatever the hell I want. As I did and as you did. Glad we can agree. Cheers!
Sorry last post was @ Special_K
someone should do a 'fear of girls'-esc web movie using these two guys as their muses.
highlarious.
I'm glad out of the thousands of kids you went to highschool with one of them was a success. I'm sad that out of the thousands of kids you went to highschool the success wasn't you.
FUCK THE COMMENT SYSTEM!
The kid in the back's hat is amazing. And the cloth beard thing he's got going on; also amazing. Its like a mix between the KKK and the Amish. I'll give him an A for effort.
You know what else would have to be stretchy?
Their t-shirts.
What no apple products or pics of celebrities with electronic goods?
Dude! Check out that level 42 Mage! He'd give Dumbledore a run for his money any day.
Or is he supposed to be one of those princesses with the pointy hats? :confused:
Yep, I must say it doesn't make _me_ lazy at all.
That was a reply to FlashPoint... sigh.
And oops, I meant "make _me_ FEEL lazy"...
"Gah. I gotta say. I love you engadget. Every other site covering Macworld is soooo slow and not able to update nearly as fast as Engadget. You guys kick ass! Thanks for the great work!
I'm really intrested in the first third party benchmarks. Any news of MacBook Pros on display?"
I'll let the jury decide on this one: hypocrite or not?
And I totally agree with the guy above me. Being a nerd is great!
Don't make fun of nerds. One day you will be working for one. :P
Curse you comment system, curse you.
I agree with both your comments.