Watering a flower is a simple task, but not for Purdue University student engineers who took 244 steps to get the job done.
The students' ability to complicate matters has netted them a new world record. How did they do it? By building the wackiest Rube Goldberg machine they could devise.
Want to invent your own Homemade Rube Goldberg Machine? Collect any household items you can spare (kitchen gadgets, rubber bands, tennis balls, and maybe even a flowering plant) and try this howtosmile.org activity at home!