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Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 30 Apr 2003 01:15:53 GMT
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Now there's an idea. That's great. :^)
Hey Larry, I think Andrew has a Hamster. :^p
-Stefan-
In lugnet.trains, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Calum Tsang writes: • <snip>
> > > For $104 USD, or roughly $150 Canadian, I could pay
> > > some high school student minimum wage to clean track for 21 hours straight.
> >
> > I don't need my track cleaned for 21 hours straight, though. I just need it
> > cleaned. MichLTC layouts have been cresting at 20x50. That's a lot of track
> > to clean by hand, can you send one of those high school students our way?
> >
> > Oh, and he needs to show up precisely when he's needed [and various other
> > requirements] <snip>
>
> Wait! Why stick with human labour?
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> Last time I checked, you could buy a guinea pig for about $A12, and lettuces
> for $A0.99 each.
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> You tie a lettuce leaf to the back of your train, dip your guinea pig in
> your prefered cleaning fluid, and then drive your train around the track -
> and here's the clever part - just slightly faster than your guinea pig can run.
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> Hey presto! Clean Track!
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> Guinea pigs are about eight - ten studs wide, so clearance shouldn't be a
> problem, and if it goes too fast, you can add some weight bricks.
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> The only problem I can see are the guinea pig droppings...
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> But I'm sure the guinea pig would be fun to watch as it scooted around the
> track.
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> Cheers
>
> Richie Dulin
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