Today you are an engineer that has discovered a problem that can be solved with a simple (or not so simple) contraption. Your job is to design a machine that will perform a series of complex processes to complete the simple task of your choosing. Imagine you are sitting on the couch and want to turn on the tv without getting up. You reel in your fishing rod which tips a teapot and pours water into a bowl. The bowl fills, tipping a stick which tips a ball into another bowl. The weight of the ball lowers the bowl which lifts up the sheet and tips a cage. The cage drops an object that lands on a lever that releases and hits the “Power” button and the tv turns on. You have accomplished turning on the tv in a completely unnecessary and over-complicated way.