5 Modern Rube Goldberg Machines That Are Brilliantly Nonsensical

mymodernmet.com: Remember the breakfast machine in Peewee's Big Adventure? Or perhaps “The Snoozatron” device in Wallace and Gromit? These wacky inventions—haphazardly built to perform simple tasks—aren’t just designed for movie sets. They’re real, and they're known as Rube Goldberg machines.

A Ridiculously Long Chain Reaction Brings Social Distancing to the Dinner Table

Colossal: The latest humorous invention by Joseph Herscher designed to maintain social distancing practices during a meal might abide by the six-foot rule, but it definitely requires a little bit of patience, especially for those who are super hungry. The Rube Goldberg-esque sequence in “Pass The Pepper: Social Distancing is Nothing to Sneeze At” spans about five minutes in a ridiculous series of reactions that include balls rolling down shoots, spaghetti cooking half-way, and a horrifying coffee spill on an open laptop.

Parkland kids' Rube Goldberg machine illustrates the aftermath of school shootings

Boing Boing: Alex Little writes, "The Parkland kids created a rube goldberg machine that shows the predictable domino effect of responses from politicians and media after every school shooting."