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Brooklyn inventor’s Rube Goldberg machines go viral

<p>A Brooklyn man has found modest internet fame by creating Rube Goldberg machines – complicated contraptions designed to elaborately perform simple tasks.</p>

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Brooklyn inventor’s Rube Goldberg machines go viral

<p>A Brooklyn man has found modest internet fame by creating Rube Goldberg machines – complicated contraptions designed to elaborately perform simple tasks.</p>

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Suspect in custody after man slashed near Puerto Rican Day parade route in Bushwick

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Brooklyn inventor’s Rube Goldberg machines go viral

<p>A Brooklyn man has found modest internet fame by creating Rube Goldberg machines &ndash; complicated contraptions designed to elaborately perform simple tasks.</p>

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Sunny Monday, with seasonable temperatures for Brooklyn

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Suspect in custody after man slashed near Puerto Rican Day parade route in Bushwick

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One of 5 men stabbed in Penn Station knife attack suffered traumatic brain injury

US opens its home World Cup with a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, sparked by Balogun’s 2 goals

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<p>A Brooklyn man has found modest internet fame by creating Rube Goldberg machines – complicated contraptions designed to elaborately perform simple tasks.</p>