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Re: The Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest
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Wed, 17 Aug 2005 04:08:08 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> As previously announced <http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=23244>, we will be
> assembling a Great Ball Contraption <http://www.teamhassenplug.org/GBC/> at this
> year's BrickFest.
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> At the same time, we will be attempting to set a new world record for the
> Largest Rube Goldberg machine
> <http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gwr5/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48837>
> with our Great Ball Contraption.
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> During the weekend, we'll be running parts of the GBC, and at scheduled show
> times, the whole ball contraption will be moving balls around the room.
> Sometime on Saturday, we'll configure the contraption to act as a "one-shot"
> Rube Goldberg machine, and attempt to set a Guiness World Record for the Largest
> Rube Goldberg machine.
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>
> This is your chance to be part of the madness that transpires when AFoLs from
> all over contribute their modules to one of the biggest works of moving LEGO
> artwork ever assembled, and help us try to set a Guiness World Record...
>
> Check the GBC @ BrickFest web site
> <http://www.teamhassenplug.org/GBC/BrickFest.html> for updates and start
> building your Great Ball Contraption modules now!
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> Steve
well????
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what happened? can i see the GBC in "da books yet"
how did it go?
Chris
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| (...) Well, Steve may have more infomation coming, but for now... It Went Terrific!! We had more than 40 modules built by 30+ builders in a rectangular layout serviced by two trains running in one loop with (at one point) eight loading & unloading (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| (...) ... (...) I didn't know you cared. :) Actually, it went very, very well. It was more successful than we expected. I hope to write something up, but right now I'm just trying to relax. If anyone has good video, I'd like to take a look at it. I (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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