Rube Goldberg Machine Contest

Photos from the April 4, 1998 national contest

TEXAS TEAMWORK WINS BIG -- Danny Linehan (right), Brian Love and Edgar Medina of the University of Texas celebrate their win at the National Rube Goldberg Contest on Saturday (4/4) at Purdue University. Their team built a light-powered machine that turned off an alarm clock in 40 steps. The theme of the Texas machine was based on a mission to Mars. They competed against five other schools to take the national championship. (Purdue News Service Photo by David Umberger)
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PURDUE TAKES SECOND AT GOLDBERG -- Purdue University students Chris Tucker (right), Mentone, Ind. , and John Fenter, Indianapolis , work feverishly between rounds to reset their team's machine Saturday (4/4) at the 10th annual National Rube Goldberg Contest at Purdue. Their team built a machine that turned off an alarm clock in 26 steps. The theme of the Purdue machine was based on different modes of transportation including planes, trains and automobiles. The Purdue machine was the audience's favorite, winning the People's Choice Award, but it came in second place overall. A team from the University of Texas won. (Purdue News Service Photo by David Umberger)
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