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Rube Goldberg, Meet Tom Edison

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McCormack, Alan J.


January 1976

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Referenced by: ANKN Clearinghouse

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Theme(s): Exploring Horizons

Excerpt:
"Necessity is reputed to be the mother of invention, but does the world really need a self-cooling soup spoon? A smoking golf ball? A pop-up egg coddler that attaches to the side of a pot, raising and lowering the eggs toaster fashion? Or how about a 'bed-making, pillow-plumping toy-picker-upper'? Ready or not, these and other bizarre contraptions are being produced for world benefit by elementary grade kids in Vancouver, British Columbia."

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