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Rube Goldberg Blog Post #2

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Currently, I have finished my Rube Goldberg WeVideo, and this blog post will be about changes to my final sketch, building, testing, and making the final video.

I made a lot of changes to my machine. Like I changed a quarter to a marble on one part of my machine. The most challenging thing was to make sure the yoyo hit the domino at the right spot, otherwise, that part of the machine would not work. Putting the dominos on the desk and on the floor was easier than I thought. It took me 48 tries to finally get a successful run. 

My first sketch was basically just a domino hitting a ball, hitting a domino, etc. but on my final sketch, I got a little more creative, and added so many different things, like a yoyo, or marbles. 

Because the deadline was on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, and I finished on Monday, I had only a day to finish my WeVideo. It was actually pretty easy because it’s basically just your failures and your successes, and you are done. 

In all, the experience making a Rube Goldberg machine was really fun, and I hope we do experiences like this another time in the future. 

Rube Goldberg Post #1

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When Ms. Cooper told us that we were doing a Rube Goldberg machine, I did not know what simple task I was going to do. A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine designed to do any simple task. The requirements we had were to have eight different steps, and at least four different Simple Machines. After I thought about it for a while, I decided I would knock down a domino tower.

 

I used some of Ms. Coopers youtube videos. They were really helpful, especially the video on how to make a pulley with cardboard. Also, I used a google search to find how to make a screw.

 

I spent like ten minutes designing the simple draft, but after I tested it out a few times, I realized that most of it would not work, so I had to spend like 30 minutes actually completing the sketch. I included a pulley, screw, wheel, and wedge. Most of my testing did not work, and the only material that worked right was cardboard. The testing was hard, but I think it was pretty fun.

 

In all, I am really worried that my Rube Goldberg machine will not work. I am not sure that I did my testing right.