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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>My high school in New York has participated in a Rube Goldberg contest for about 7years. I help sponsor it<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John Rudy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-861-0402<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-718-8334 cell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>13 Hawthorne Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bedford MA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net"><span style='color:#467886'>jjrudy1@comcast.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><img border=0 width=124 height=115 style='width:1.2916in;height:1.1927in' id="Picture_x0020_833666033" src="cid:image001.png@01DCC5CA.9E98EC40"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Robert Primak <bobprimak@yahoo.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 6, 2026 11:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> jjrudy1@comcast.net; Shireen Ahmed <shireen0906@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Lex Computer Group <lctg@lists.toku.us>; knightlaw <knightlaw@rcn.com>; Barry Perlman <bbperlman1@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] are you hungry??<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist whose works appeared in the New York Times, among other places. He was famous for his drawings of convoluted machines for doing simple everyday tasks. This video series continues in that tradition. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><a href="http://www.rube-goldberg.com/" target="_blank">http://www.rube-goldberg.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>There is an annual competition for people in STEM programs, to come up with the most outlandish Rube Goldberg-style machine.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><a href="https://www.rubegoldberg.org/rube-goldberg-contests/the-rube-goldberg-machine-contest/" target="_blank">https://www.rubegoldberg.org/rube-goldberg-contests/the-rube-goldberg-machine-contest/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Rube Goldberg was an engineer by trade, but ran afoul of the US Government for his political views. He even made his children change their name so as not to receive the fallout from the hate and threats against him.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>-- Bob Primak <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydp59d09a5yahoo_quoted_5961273333"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>On Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 07:42:45 PM EDT, Shireen Ahmed via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Absolutely loved the "Morning Routine"...too funny.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Thanks for sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>-Shireen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081yqt11729><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM John Rudy via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZP0iSWj_A" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZP0iSWj_A</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John Rudy</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-861-0402</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-718-8334 cell</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>13 Hawthorne Lane</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bedford MA</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net" target="_blank">jjrudy1@comcast.net</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><img border=0 width=248 height=229 style='width:2.5833in;height:2.3854in' id="ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081m_-837567341632940806Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DCC5CA.9E98EC40"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp59d09a5yiv1176060081msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span 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