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Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
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Rube Goldberg Machine Contest is sponsored by the Theta Tau Educational Foundation with financial support from Dell Computer and other sponsors. Local contests are held at various universities throughout the country, and local winners are eligible to compete in the national contest. The national contest is administered by Phi Chapter of Theta Tau and held near Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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The 2007 national contest has the task of juicing an orange into a pitcher and pouring the pitcher into a cup in 20 or more steps. Visit RubeMachine.comfor more information.
The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest originated at Purdue University in 1949 as a competition between Theta Tau and Triangle held annually until 1956. Phi Chapter revived the contest in 1983 as a competition open to all Purdue students. Since 1988, the Theta Tau Rube Goldberg Machine Contest has been a national competition held at Purdue University in March each year with participation by winning entries from local competitions sponsored by Theta Tau Chapters across the nation. The national contest has gained much coverage by the press and television media.
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