Rube Goldberg machines are contraptions that perform simple tasks in absurdly complicated ways. There's no point to using them. They're simply a lot of fun.
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One especially humorous example of such machines occurs in the installations of the Canadian performance group 2D House. In one of their videos, a tinkerer unleashes a clever chain reaction that ensures the success of a romantic rendezvous.