A Rube Goldberg inspired useless machine

Hi!
Are you familiar with the “useless machine”?

The device's sole function is to switch itself off by operating its own "off" switch. The simple model shown at the beginning of the video was inspired by Marvin Minsky's design, who made it as an intellectual joke.

When I first encountered the useless machine, it reminded me of another intellectual joke: Rube Goldberg’s machines. A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overly complicated way.
"Self-Operated Napkin" Source: Rube Goldberg/Wikimedia Commons

Thinking about these two intellectual jokes made me wonder: “What a Rube Goldberg inspired useless machine looks like?”

Since I have failed to find such a machine online, I have decided to build such a machine on my own.

People are building wonderful Rube Goldberg machines all over the world. I have noticed that the best Rube Goldberg machines not only excel in precision and complexity but, also have a rhythm. The moving parts and rhythm create a dance, with a well-performed choreography. A good example can be seen in the video clip of the song “This Too Shall Pass” by the American rock band OK Go (   • OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Go...  ).

My useless machine comprises the simple elements of a Marvin Minsky machine but turns itself off in the indirect and overly complicated way of a Rube Goldberg machine. It comprises a microcontroller, which enables it to perform versatile scripts, but the last movement disconnects the power to the circuits, completely shutting it off.

Now you know what a Rube Goldberg inspired useless machine looks like.
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