# How would Rube Goldberg light a menorah?

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**Created:** [December 10, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607 "2012-12-10T15:46:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607/1 "2012-12-10T15:46:22Z")

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Hilarious!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/We-KRSy64r4/maxresdefault.jpg "For Hanukkah Light that Menorah Technion Rube Goldberg Machine Chanukah") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We-KRSy64r4)

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607/2 "2012-12-10T21:45:22Z")

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As long as he has the correct, official, Orthodox Rabbi approved, ANSI standard candles!

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607/3 "2012-12-10T22:17:15Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> As long as he has the correct, official, Orthodox Rabbi approved, ANSI standard candles!

They’re in Israel. Wouldn’t they be ISO-standard candles?

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**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607/4 "2012-12-11T21:45:57Z")

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_applause_

Nitroglycerin, huh? :eek: 🆒

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**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-rube-goldberg-light-a-menorah/643607/5 "2012-12-11T21:51:17Z")

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Neat. I wonder if they had timed out whatever reaction was going on in the nitroglycerin and mystery reagent to ensure that the flames would be high/hot enough to light the candle, or if there was some sort of sensor in the robot.

Also, what’s up with the jelly donut next to the nitroclycerin reactor vessel? o.O