goldberg

• Nome próprio referente a uma pessoa, especificamente ao cartunista americano conhecido por seus desenhos de mecanismos complexos e pouco práticos; também usado para designar tais mecanismos engenhosos e absurdamente complicados.

A proper noun referring to a person, specifically a United States cartoonist known for drawing intricate diagrams of complicated and impractical contraptions.

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   A reference to Rube Goldberg, an American cartoonist known for drawing complex and humorous machines that perform simple tasks in overly complicated ways.

   Rube Goldberg

   • The contraption was a real Goldberg machine, using a series of pulleys and levers to turn off a light.
   • His plan to solve the problem was a Goldberg-like scheme, full of unnecessary steps.
   • The Rube Goldberg competition challenges students to build elaborate devices.