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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 03:44:27 GMT, "Larry Pieniazek" <lar@voyager.net> wrote: <snip> (...) Counting spine cars as multiple cars is indeed a prototypical practice. Train length on the NS computers is calculated by the number of cars you have. Once you (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Mindstorms seen in australian pc world
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there is a small section in the gadget column of the december issue of australian pc world referencing the mindstorms RIS. It is only a few paragraphs about what it is/does but it is good to see that pc world is smart enough to recognise that which (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Scan of the mindstorms DDK inventory page
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Does anyone have/can someone make me a scan of the mindstorms DDK inventory page? I have a text inventory but because it uses so many unknown pieces I want to see first hand what the different pieces look like -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 sets should appear this weekend
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(...) Yeah, but last I saw, about 90% of Canajans (as the Canadian side of my family calls it) live within 100km of the US border. That border's pretty porous, so I'd bet you can just hop across at your nearest border town and buy 'em (unless (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: right.....IM BACk
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(...) is so massive that it is well nigh impossible to build. It also uses lots of parts in colors that they do not exist in (for example clear orange aquazone windscreens and domes) -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Tilt (fwd)
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Radio Shack used to sell mercury switches. I have a couple here that would probably work quite well. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IR scanner
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That STILL is NOT the correct value for the speed of light! It is 186,000 * 5280 = 982,080,000,000 feet per second (approximately). To get 96,720,000 you must have multiplied 186,000 * 520. - Nick - (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 4561 modifications
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Has anyone made any modifications to 4561. I think it COULD be a nice train but it needs help. And I need some help for ideas. I was think of a commuter like in Chicago. Help. Mike (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | FA(eBay): Castle weapons, shields and Robin Hood hats
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16 small triangular Royal Knights shields (URL) egg-shaped Royal Knights shields (URL) egg-shaped dragon shields (URL) green "Robin Hood" hats (URL) gold crowns & 10 silver swords (URL) grey castle swords (URL) axes, bows & arrows (URL) Email: (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Motor not turning - help please
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(...) Are they known to respond to this? We had a motor that was frozen the moment we got it out of the bag, so I'd love to get a new one. -Luis ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous ###...### (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: right.....IM BACk
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I feel your pain my friend. You asked a genuine space related building question and no one has any input. I would venture to think the reason is because they all build wimpy little fighters :) Sure, we could all smack a few pieces underneath a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: IR scanner
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=>From: "Matthias Jetleb" <jetleb@netcom.ca> =>... =>A couple of quick points here: Your value of 96,720,000 ft/s, while =>accurate and sounds extreme should be considered in it's proper context. [My summary: the timescale involved in measuring the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pirate ship with sawn hulls
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(...) Oh man. You sawed the hull pieces in half? That's so cool. I'm in awe. And I haven't even gone to look at the models yet. -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Postage prices???
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I just looked at the toyshop.com site and saw the much talked about 40 GBP Technic Shuttle. According to my exchange calculator that works out to be about $64.....not bad....but the shipping???!!! I live in the US and it would cost me 32.28 GBP or (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Motor not turning - help please
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Rob Libby writes: > Hello all, > I have had a couple of the new motors kind of lock up. It doesn't happen > all the time or to the same one. The motor will be working fine then I shut > down the power for the night or just to redesign and it locks (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Aquanauts/Aquasharks visor question
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(...) Okay, granted, excellent parts, but really! A submarine with a big 'ol bulldozer thingy hangin out front causing MAJOR drag in the water?!? Didn't they ever study aerodynamics? Oh well... Aaron (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | reference material
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Need diagrams and floor plans of castles and docks. Where on the net can I download this information, preferable of castles from the mid to late 1400. Where are websites that provide detailed plans of castles, battles, and sieges. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Crappy Plates!
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(...) Not that so much as more *warped* plates than I recall being normal in the McD sets. Perhaps that is due to bad handling by McD (or me) rather than bad QA, though... (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Motor not turning - help please
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Hello all, I have had a couple of the new motors kind of lock up. It doesn't happen all the time or to the same one. The motor will be working fine then I shut down the power for the night or just to redesign and it locks up. I an put a large tire (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Crappy Plates!
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I've also noticed alot of plates from the McD's set seem to have a lot of signs of stress marks, I wonder if they didn't get a bad batch of ABS in. It wasn't prevalent on all of the plates. Which might account for what you are seeing below, maybe (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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