2003

To crush an empty 12-oz. aluminum soft drink can and move it into a recycling bin

Task: To crush an empty 12-oz. aluminum soft drink can and move it into a recycling bin.

Theme: Rube Goldberg's Diner

Step Count: 50-60 (the real number was lost)

Result: Did not place at Regional Competition

Discussion: We managed to soak a judge in water! It was all good though, it made them laugh!

Video of the machine running

This Rube Goldberg machine selected, crushed, and recycled a 12-ounce soda can in about 60 steps. It was entered in the 2003 Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest at Purdue University. It was built by a group of 11 college students in the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) in about 2000 man-hours.