GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Dominoes topple, marbles roll, and everyday objects transform into extraordinary chain reactions under the guidance of award-winning children's author Catherine Thimmesh, who ...

An award-winning, self-taught artist; a punch line; a canny social satirist and raconteur: The many facets of cartoonist Rube Goldberg, a man whose name is synonymous with wacky, chain-reaction ...

But once Ossner makes a free throw, the chain reaction startsand lasts for a full three minutes. From traffic cones to matchbox cars to trampolines, this Rube Goldberg machine has everything. Somehow, ...

The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest is an annual international competition that challenges teams of students from middle school to college age to compete in building the most elaborate and hilarious ...