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Scotfest 2000 reminder / open invitation
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Sun, 19 Nov 2000 16:03:41 GMT
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Just a reminder that Scotfest 2000 will be held on Saturday 9th December at
my house, near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. It is open to everyone interested -
please contact me directly for further info, directions etc if you would
like to come. It will be an all-day affair, food and drink will be provided,
and there is limited overnight accomodation available. Note that flights
from Stansted to nearby Prestwick are less than £30 return by Ryanair -
contact Huw
for details, he is co-ordinating Southern attendance.
Current attendee list includes; Huw Millington, Tony Priestman, Phil
Traviss, Scott Arthur, David Graham, with Jon Hayward and Chris Dee as
maybe's.
As a bit of fun, I have set two 'great egg race' type building challenges.
Bearing in mind that some people are flying up, I've
> kept them small. Both will be judged on the day of the fest, maybe even
> a prize for each! More than one entry in each is permissible.
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> 1. Build the tallest, unsupported lego structure from conventional lego
> pieces, all of which must fit into a standard Smartie tube (not the 10%
> extra free ones either!). The tube must not be distorted in any way, and
> the lid must fit as normal. The structure must stand unaided for at
> least 30 seconds on our kitchen worktop (which is totally smooth).
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> 2. There will be two house-bricks 60cm apart on our kitchen worktop.
> Again using standard lego pieces, build a structure to span the gap in
> between which will support two tins of cat food. The tins must be one on
> top of the other, and at the exact centre of the span. (The tins have
> those bases which interlock). The winner will be the one who uses the
> smallest number of pieces. The maximum allowable dimension of any piece
> is *8. The structure must not touch the worktop at any point, only the
> two bricks.
Have fun trying - I'll even accept postal entries from those of you who
can't make it!
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: Scotfest 2000 reminder / open invitation
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| Sorry to leave it so late in the day guys, but... ...I _won't_ be attending :-( I currently have 4 events lined up for the day (much the same problem as Tony's fest last year), so I'll attend the 3 down here in the south this year. On top of that, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Scotfest 2000 reminder / open invitation
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| Jennifer Clark has added her name to the list of attendees; Huw Millington, Tony Priestman, Phil Traviss, Scott Arthur, David Graham, Jennifer Clark, and possibly Robert XX, the chap featured on Collector's Lot who Phil tracked down (perhaps Phil (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Scotfest 2000 reminder / open invitation
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| How heavy are the tins of cat food, are the big or little? How long is a tube of smarties, as I can only get the big size - I need the inside length. What happened to the rules - can we just use normal bricks & plates but no special bits? Please (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Scotfest 2000 reminder / open invitation
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| Hello Everybody Is there anybody here willing to give me an lift to the fest, Phil T offered but I can't get to him, due to the trains have been stopped due to the crises (I live in Lincolnshire) I will be willing to pay a % of petrol costs if so. (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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