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2014 Penn State Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest

2014 Penn State Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest

Seven student teams were tasked with designing and building a machine that could zip a zipper in 20 steps or more on Feb. 15, 2014, at the Nittany Lion Inn. The Engineering Leadership Society won first place and the People's Choice Award.

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