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ピタゴラ装置
【 ピタゴラそうち 】
  1. [n]
    《from the NHK children's TV program PythagoraSwitch》
    • Rube Goldberg machine
History:
    • A 2024-07-29 00:49:50 Jim Breen (id#2307410)
    • A* 2024-07-28 13:52:30 Robin Scott (id#2307386)
    • Refs
      jitsuyo
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ルーブ・ゴールドバーグ・マシン
>> 日本ではテレビ番組『ピタゴラスイッチ』で広く認知されたため、番組内の名称であるピタゴラ装置がルーブ・ゴールドバーグ・マシンの一般的な名称として使われることがある。
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagoraSwitch
>> During the beginning and ending of each episode, and between each corner (segment), there are Pythagorean Devices (ピタゴラ装置, Pitagora Sōchi). "Pythagorean device" is the equivalent Japanese colloquialism for the American "Rube Goldberg machine" and British "Heath Robinson" contraption. 
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