One of the first vending machines most of us ever encountered involved a penny, a knob, and a colorful piece of gum. At one time, gumball machines could be found almost everywhere, from grocery stores ...

[Credit: Razorfish] As a kid, there was nothing more exciting than inserting a coin into a machine and getting a surprise goodie. While gumball machines are still around, their magic is all but ...

I built a working gumball vending machine entirely out of LEGO bricks. It takes real coins and gives out real candy. No motors, no tricks — just LEGO and clever design. Watch to see how it works!

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SACRAMENTO — A California animal shelter ...