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Rube Goldberg
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Rube Goldberg  (rb)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a contrivance that brings about by complicated means what apparently could have been accomplished simply.
[After Reuben Lucius ("Rube") Goldberg (1883-1970), American cartoonist noted for his intricate diagrams of such contrivances.]
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Noun1.Rube Goldberg - United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)Rube Goldberg - United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
Goldberg, Reuben Lucius Goldberg
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The Rube Goldberg invention included a number of New York-inspired steps including the New Year's Eve ball dropping over Times Square and King Kong scaling the Empire State Building.
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