SIMON/RUBE GOLDBERG: THE 8TH ANNUAL NATIONAL RUBE GOLDBERG CONTEST WAS HELD LAST SATURDAY, AND WON BY A TEAM OF EIGHT PURDUE STUDENTS FOR DESIGNING AND BUILDING A GADGET THAT CAN TURN ON A RADIO IN THE MOST ELABORATE MANNER. SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH CHARLES KROUSGRILL (krowse-grill), PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, AND A JUDGE IN THE CONTEST.
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