Mr. Man-wai Chang,
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> Thats quite the "Rube Goldberg machine" you have there.
The thing that's cloest to "Rube Goldberg machine" is LEGO toys.
Do you watch those LEGO machines in Youtube? While those might just be toys, they can be used to do really useful work.
Therr was a game called Incredible Machine back then.
And is there a crowded newsgroup about machines?
incredible machines game - YouTube
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lego machine - YouTube
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Rube Goldberg machine - Wikipedia
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