The 2013 Penn State Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest challenged five teams to build a contraption to hammer a nail in multiple steps on Feb. 23 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The winner, the University Park chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, will head to nationals in Columbus, Ohio, at the end of March.
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A student with the Penn State Harrisburg chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers helps to set up his team's Rube Goldberg Machine.
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The Penn State Chinese Undergraduate Student Association assembles its cartoon-themed machine at the Penn State Rube Goldberg contest on Saturday at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
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This year's Rube Goldberg task challenged teams to build a machine to hammer a nail. The University Park chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers machine is modeled on an Avengers theme.
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The University Park chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers developed an Avengers-themed machine for this year's Penn State Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
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A pair of wrestling action figures adorns the Penn State Harrisburg chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' entry in the 2013 Penn State Rube Goldberg machine contest.
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Toys play a large role in the Rube Goldberg contest, such as this AT-AT Walker from Star Wars. This year's entries included wrestling action figures, the Hulk, a Nintendo Entertainment System and an Atari 2600.
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Children watch as a Rube Goldberg machine swings into action during Saturday's Penn State Rube Goldberg contest.
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For the fifth year in a row, the University Park chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers prevailed at the 2013 Penn State Rube Goldberg machine contest. The Nittany Lion mascot, along with head judge Frank Arietta, left, help the team celebrate its first-place finish.
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