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Re: Brickworld - Train Drag Racing
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Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:56:29 GMT
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Questions:

1. "Coupling will done with Lego's standard magnets at Lego's standard height.
High power magnets will be used to prevent uncoupling."

Aren't those two sentences mutually exclusive?


2. Do all events require rail power/Do any events allow self-powered trains?



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  Re: Brickworld - Train Drag Racing
 
(...) No. There's a trick that someone came up with where you slip a rare-earth magnet between the two magnetic couplers of adjacent cars. It results in a much stronger coupling than you'd get with standard magnets, but it doesn't require special (...) (15 years ago, 28-Jan-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld)

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  Brickworld - Train Drag Racing
 
(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is pleased to announce a new competition for this year's event. Train Drag Racing Preregistration for the competition is requested. There are four competition classes. Check out all the (...) (15 years ago, 28-Jan-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, FTX) ! 

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