The Goldbergs

When my team and me were working on the Rube Goldberg machine last Wednesday, I had a hard time perform my design from theoretical designing to an actual real machine. I wasn’t able to connect to some segments together because the car won’t hit the dominos and then pop the balloon. It took me 20 minutes…

It's not about the destination, but rather the journey that got you there. For Pudge there isn't one single example that is his great perhaps. The great perhaps for Pudge is more of a way of life. Pudge becomes fascinated with this concept because of his obsession with famous last words. He quotes the last words of the 15th century poet and philosopher, François Rabelais, “François Rabelais. He was a poet. And his last words were, “I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” That’s why I'm going. So I don't…

Our Rube Goldberg machine used several physics concepts in order to complete its simple task, which was to turn on a Roomba. One of the most prominent physics concepts within our project was gravity and/or gravitational potential energy, which could be seen in places such as the inclined planes and the hammer swinging down. Gravity was the downward-pulling force that allowed the energy to be transferred from the top level, to the Roomba on the floor. The toppling rule was another major concept…

A ray of light in a world filled with darkness--that is what NYCB is. And on every occasion the company presents Jerome Robbins' sublime, majestic The Goldberg Variations that light shines even brighter. Especially if the work is as lovingly performed as it was on Saturday evening by Ashley Bouder, Sterling Hyltin, and Sara Mearns (from all three of whom I have been accustomed to expect efforts of the highest caliber); Lauren Lovette, Emilie Gerrity, Anthony Huxley, Taylor Stanley, Daniel…

Rube Goldberg was a very famous,prize winner cartoonist.He was born July 4,1883 in San Francisco.He was a man with a big imagination and enjoyed to entertain children.Rube was very creative with his cartoons.He worked hard to achieve his most important achievements.Mr.Goldberg believed that he would help keep inventions alive throughout his legacy.He attended U. Cal Berkeley and received a degree in engineering.His first job was at San Francisco Chronicle and it led to a lot of success.One award…

In Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan, one of the main characters, Dell, changed over the course of the book due to meeting Willow. Before Dell met Willow, he was unempathetic and had no regard for staying healthy. Before Dell worked at Willow’s middle school, he never stayed at a job for very long. One of these jobs included working at an assisted living center. He only worked there for three months. Sloane stated, “The elderly didn’t like him. He lacked true compassion and he had…

Rube Goldberg machine is to create a complicated system in order to complete a tiny, simple task. What is a Rube Goldberg machine you may ask? A Rube Goldberg machine is an over- engineered contraption that uses a chain reaction to accomplish simple tasks such as turning on the music, pouring a glass of water, etc. This specific Rube Goldberg machine’s task is to move the last piece on the chessboard to score checkmate by using the most complicated arrangement possible. In this Rube Goldberg…

The personality type that I got was ENTJ or E (extrovert), N (intuitive), T (thinking), J (judging). This personality is the “Commander”, the natural born leaders. I was shocked to see that Gordon Ramsey, Steve Jobs, Margaret Thatcher, and Whoopi Goldberg were a few people in which I share common traits with. An ENTJ has very specific ways that they live their lives. Their personalities greatly affect their friendships, relationships, and their workplace habits. They often hold themselves to…

“If your not afraid of the voice inside you, you will not fear the critiques outside you”(Goldberg) . In the book, "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg, she writes a series of stories that she has experienced throughout her life. Because she a writer, she give the student and teacher tips on writing. With these stories and tips Goldberg does a really good job of pushing the reader and motivating our ideas. These both stories taught me a lot like, self appreciation,not doubting myself ,…

Rube Goldberg Project For this Rube Goldberg project I am going to explain how my machine worked. My simple task was to pop a balloon. The item we used to pop the balloon was a mousetrap. I am going to go step by step through how I created my Rube Goldberg machine. First, we started out with a ramp that we dropped the ball on. That was our potential energy. Next, we had a ball drop down a tub at approximately 180°. That was mechanical energy. After that, the ball went through an elbow and…