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Re: Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest '06
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:07:18 GMT
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mat wrote:
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> Hey,
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> Just wondering, are the Bionicle radioactive green balls pretty much the same
> size/weight as the soccer balls? I have just come across a HUGE (about 500)
> stockpile of these things and thought they would be good for testing.
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> I live in aus btw, so tripping it over to brickfest anytime in the next few
> years doesn't look like happening :( :(
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> cheers!
> Matt
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> P.S - this is my first post on lugnet relating to models in over 2 years - WOW!
Hey Mat,
Dont know if anyone has answered you or not,
Janey, did the initial test, and others have since confirmed that NO,
the 2 balls are different in size. A soccer ball will fit with room to
spare between 2 studs. and a "horta egg" (1) is slightly larger then 2
studs.
People have talked about using both balls, and having a mech to sort them.
500 balls does sound like you have enuff to make your own GBC, it would
just be to a different standard.
let us know what you made.
Chris
1. the term steve came up with to describe them.
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| (...) Yes. So the bad news is a lot of standard GBC modules will break if they hit a Zamor sphere, so they really can't be used unconstrained in a GBC. the good news is there are a number of GBC modules that can process both easily, so if you build (...) (18 years ago, 11-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest '06
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| (...) Hey, Just wondering, are the Bionicle radioactive green balls pretty much the same size/weight as the soccer balls? I have just come across a HUGE (about 500) stockpile of these things and thought they would be good for testing. I live in aus (...) (18 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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