Why Rube Goldberg's Work Is Really A Simple Sport

If Rube Goldberg were here today.

By: Spencer Bess

Rube Goldberg project, it’s tons of fun. This year’s Rube Goldberg project circles around three topics: Of course Rube Goldberg, the Olympics, and a sport we chose. In this case, shot put. Shot put is interesting to me because I participate in track (and field). However, It’s a really a simple sport. The thing is, I imagined it was started by two men wondering who can throw the ball farther, but it takes more skill than just a toss. Shot put is one of the oldest sports ever. Just to think that I participate in the same thing the Greeks did in the coliseums is amazing.
First, we talk about Rube. Some people prefer the simple; those people did not include a Mister Ruben Goldberg. Rube Goldberg was once a person, but is now a legacy. Now people all over the world create complex machines do preform meaningless tasks. Ever since the early 1900’s Rube Goldberg has continued to wowed us
He was originally an engineer for the City of San Francisco Water and Sewers Department, and he designed one of the largest sewer systems in the United States. When he was finished with his work with the sewers he switched to a job with the sports department of a San Francisco newspaper. Seems like a big move, but he wasn’t done yet. He began to submit drawings and cartoons to the editor. The editor denied him. He continued to send in his drawings until one of his zany drawings was finally published (George). People seemed interested in his cartoons. The more his cartoons were published the more people liked him. He grew more and more popular. Soon the entire world knew his name. The more popular he became the more his cartoons became in demand, and for his cartoons he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for the best editorial cartoon, his “Peace Today,” a warning against atomic weapons (Chopra), and as a result grew and grew in popularity until he became an American