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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

125 steps to turn on the torch

"A team of Purdue University engineering students has won the annual Rube Goldberg Machine contest with an absurdly complex contraption for changing the batteries in a flashlight," reports AP.

"This year's winning contraption by the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers included a simulated a rocket launch and a meteor impact on Earth.

"It was Purdue's third straight national title in the event."

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