For the second year in a row, the Envisioneers captured first place in the Penn State Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
Challenged to design a machine that could take a whole orange, juice it and pour the juice from a pitcher into a cup in 20 or more steps, the Envisioneers created a contraption titled "Rube Goldberg in Florida." The 6-foot by 6-foot by 5-foot machine featured sand, palm trees, an alligator swamp, Cinderella's Castle from Disneyland, and the Indiana Jones stunt show from Disney-MGM Studios.
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers was awarded second place. Their machine was based a secret agent theme.
The Penn State Rube Goldberg Machine Contest is sponsored by the Penn State Engineering Society, the alumni advisory board in the College of Engineering.
For photos from the contest, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2007_02_27_engineering_machine/index.html online.