--- title: Cats Feed Themselves Using Rube Goldberg Machine on Twitter description: A group of cats discover that setting a Rube Goldberg machine off leads them on an exciting journey towards getting fed. canonical: https://time.com/5806556/cats-rube-goldberg/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-03-19T17:05:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:23.965Z og:title: The Saga of Curious Cats Being Fed by a Rube Goldberg Machine Is Truly an Adventure og:description: "I promise this will make you smile." What follows is truly an adventure og:url: https://time.com/5806556/cats-rube-goldberg/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc24ffa2f2f2277a2/698a0bbedb29873c842651c2/RubeGoldberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Rube Goldberg Machine og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Saga of Curious Cats Being Fed by a Rube Goldberg Machine Is Truly an Adventure twitter:description: "I promise this will make you smile." What follows is truly an adventure twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc24ffa2f2f2277a2/698a0bbedb29873c842651c2/RubeGoldberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Is the Saga of Multiple Curious Cats Getting Fed Supper By an Elaborate Rube Goldberg Machine  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 19, 2020 5:05 PM UTC  Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 19, 2020 5:05 PM UTC There’s a lot [going on in the world](https://time.com/5805894/coronavirus-charts/) right now, but if you’re looking for a sight that should only bring joy and delight to your eyes, look no further than this delightful clip of a gang of [curious cats](https://time.com/5804653/cat-unhappy/) who play with an elaborate [Rube Goldberg machine](https://time.com/5758038/rube-goldberg-video/) in order to get their supper. In a nearly 3-minute clip shared online by Twitter user @ziyatong, multiple cats can be seen batting at and perusing the intricate setup, which includes a marble slide, dominos, and spinning wheels, all of which lead to their dinner being dispensed. In the caption accompanying the video clip, @ziyatong assures her followers that taking the time to view it is well worth it: “I promise this will make you smile.” Dinner and a show is always a great deal and that looks like what’s on the menu for these kitties. Watch the full hilarious clip of cats getting fed using the Rube Goldberg machine below. Cats Feed Themselves Using Rube Goldberg Machine on Twitter ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5806556/cats-rube-goldberg/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5806556/cats-rube-goldberg/"},"headline":"This Is the Saga of Multiple Curious Cats Getting Fed Supper By an Elaborate Rube Goldberg Machine","datePublished":"2020-03-19T17:05:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:23.965Z","description":"Truly an adventure","url":"https://time.com/5806556/cats-rube-goldberg/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc24ffa2f2f2277a2/698a0bbedb29873c842651c2/RubeGoldberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc24ffa2f2f2277a2/698a0bbedb29873c842651c2/RubeGoldberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rube Goldberg Machine","caption":"Rube Goldberg Machine","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5806556/cats-rube-goldberg/","name":"This Is the Saga of Multiple Curious Cats Getting Fed Supper By an Elaborate Rube Goldberg Machine"}}]}] ```