Wacky Gadgets

[Brent Burns]

Just watched Machine Marvels from the History Channel, I thought of some of y'all who probably love some kind of gadgets. One segment focused on gadgets made by Hammacher Schlemmer, and I found one from its site which is called "Grill-and-Cooler Tailgate set" at:

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/10463.asp?promo=xsells

I am sure some of you know that Rube Goldberg was a famous cartoonist who loved to make fun of gadgets, yet at the same time, he admired gadgets. His continuous theme in his cartoons was making fun of overcomplicating gadgets. You can learn about him at:

http://www.rube-goldberg.com/html/today.htm

You should check out the Rube Goldberg gallery. I like the one best which is Keeping the Boss from Knowing You're Late.

[Brent Burns]

I am sure we have different types of engineering majors on the USLIA teams, so I am wondering if you would have any idea of what would Rube Goldberg do if he were to draw a cartoon of a lacrosse player scoring or scooping the ball. This is more of a "What If..." situation.