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Re: Scotfest 2000 reminder / open invitation
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Fri, 24 Nov 2000 11:27:21 GMT
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> How heavy are the tins of cat food, are the big or little?
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> How long is a tube of smarties, as I can only get the big size - I need • the
> inside length.
Any standard tin-can sized can will do for your experimentation - they're
all about the same approximate weight. Not the big tins though, like the big
tins of dogfood you see, just regular sized cans.
AFAIK, a standard sized Smartie tube is 13cm long * 2.5cm diameter.
> What happened to the rules - can we just use normal bricks & plates but no
> special bits?
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).
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.
In the interests of competetiveness and fairness, I must be fairly flexible
about what pieces I will and will not allow, but 'the judges decision is
final'. If you have any doubts about the validity of pieces you intend to
use, mail me privately. The 8 length rule in challenge 2 is set in stone
though.
On the day, I will ask you all to declare your tower's height for challenge
1, and bridge's piece count for challenge 2. The structures will then be
tested in reverse order a la 'Miss World'.
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