January 17, 2013
Happy Kid Inventors Day
Today I went off on one. I got a big tub and went about the house collecting anything and everything that I deemed “useful” for my “machine. “ Yes…it’s true….as I feasted on gumballs and shredded cheese, I built my very own Rube Goldberg chain reaction machine. It, as I’m sure you could guess, is more difficult to do than one might think. The object of this machine was to funnel a cup of delicious sixlets into my mouth. This monster consumed me. Covered in tape and bits of twine, with wide eyes and crazed hair, I babied each segment til the wee hours of the morn. The parentals occasional trekked to my end of the hall, peered in, shook their heads, “oh my word? Crazy child of mine,” then walked away. Hour after hour….everything worked well independently buy inevitably when I pushed “record” on my camera, something refused to cooperate. By the end of this excursion, I got fed up, so my foot became quite persuasive to particularly stubborn elements. The video is included for your enjoyment. This was a feat!….come to think of it…I should add this to my life list so I can cross it off…yes…yes…I’ll be sure to do that.
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