How Do You Use A Rube Goldberg Machine To Pop A Balloon?
Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist famous for creating fantastic contraptions that completed simple tasks through a complex series of reactions. The concept has become so synonymous with Goldberg that his name is a noun in itself. Popping a balloon is a great task to be completed by a Rube Goldberg. Poking the balloon with a sharp object, like a tack or fork, is one option. The popping implement can be attached to a ruler or other object that will strike the balloon. Heating the balloon will cause it to pop. For examle, a balloon placed over the lid of a flask that contains water, which is then heated, will burst. The balloon can be dropped onto a sharp object like a tack, or onto or into something hot, such as a pot of boiling water. Take an inventory of everything you can use in constructing your machine. There is no limit to what can go into it, so long as it can be trusted to work. Work backward from the popping to the start. Once you know how you will pop the balloon, create your mech
