If the rotary was invented first anybody showing up with a Rube
GoldBerg piston engine would be laughed out of town

Paul Lamar


Hi Paul,
I must ask; who the hell is Rube Goldberg?
Dave in Oz

A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption, invention, device, or
apparatus that is deliberately over-engineered to perform a simple
task in a complicated fashion, generally including a chain reaction.

The expression is named after American  cartoonist and inventor Rube
Goldberg (1883–1970).

Over the years, the expression has expanded to mean any confusing or
complicated system.

Paul

Aha,
similar to Heath Robinson, a cartoonist with Punch magazine who designed complicated devices, such as steam driven roller skates.
thank you,

Dave Mccandless

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