Because he enjoyed it
Rube Goldberg simply wanted to stand out from the crowd as a cartoonist by drawing these overly elaborate contraptions which performed simple tasks .
Rube's Delirium - 1915 was released on: USA: 5 December 1915
The Rube's Easter at Atlantic City - 1912 was released on: USA: 1 June 1912
Hey Rube - 2011 was released on: USA: 24 September 2011 (Coney Island Film Festival) (Premiere)
They all had in common an overly elaborate contraption that essentially performed a simplistic task .
Rube Goldberg's father wanted him to be an engineer.
to make work easier
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Rube Goldberg machines are named after a cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, who drew them in his cartoons.
The "Self-Operating Napkin"was on a U.S. postage stamp.
Because he enjoyed it
Rube Goldberg simply wanted to stand out from the crowd as a cartoonist by drawing these overly elaborate contraptions which performed simple tasks .
1) lever 2)screw 3)wedge 4)pully 5)wheel and axle 6)inclined phone
he created cartoons that consisted of many complex contraptions and he made many other things.
Rube Goldberg drew cartoons depicting complex mechanical systems, and wrote detailed descriptions of how they operated, but we don't think he ever constructed any of them.
Rube Goldberg is well known for drawing overly elaborate cartoon contraptions that would have a simple function ; see related link below for additional information .