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After two weeks of robot building, I have a mighty feeble robot. I'll be bringing it on Saturday, but I don't think I'll be entering. Sigh. I thought this competition wouldn't be that difficult (for me at least!), but it was. I guess I can be like (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks for the tip Ka-On I was working off the premise that 1 foot = 1x16 x 2 beams + 1x6 x 1 beam = 38 studsish (remembered that from original sumo competition in Guelph, where the big borg cube was fitted with those beam lengths to hold it (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You sure can... Ah VISA, welcomed where ever Lego Products are sold... (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Unless there is something REALLY odd about your card, yes, you can. However if you plan to make large or unusual purchases you may want to call your security department and let them know... I have run into trouble there in the past when (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Just grab a bunch of long plates/beams and build a 57 stud long scale. And remember the robot only got 3 minutes to run around. (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well, I don't have the "No Sleep" problem, YET. However, I don't expect to be able to take Friday off work. That just leaves me with a REALLY long drive on Friday night. Will I be disqualified if I fall asleep on the playing field? I really have no (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Don't worry Matthias, We always have kids distributed sporadically around the arena, occasionally leaning on the edges, which sometimes causes the towers to fall over. Most of the time, though, they point at a yellow robot and say, "Hey (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Here's two clips from Brickfest 2002. One is the winning entry, Doug Carlson's crevasse crosser: (URL) second is Rob Stehlik's entry, which was quickly built and sent along with JeffVW: (URL) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi. just posting that finally was able to obtain a 4554 from Europe for the price of $45 US including shipping (from Germany) I have yet to put it together, but it looks like a very nice set!!! Thanks, Ben (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!! we all agreed 18" even at that 18" is HUGE, and you want to show up with a 2' beast. why don't you just make it 4' x 4' and have it sweep the board in 10 seconds... :) we have a rules page..... rule 5 says 1 1/2 feet. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have 15ish, I'll bring 'em Can we get a ruling on the size of hte 'bot... I'm kinda a little outside the 18 inches... but under 24... (2 feet) Was wondering... is okay? Back to the 'bot... Dave K (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I can bring a bunch (25 or so?) - I knew that that $2.00 bag of 2 x 2 black tiles that we got at the lego store in arlington would be needed. Jeff VW Who once again has a working prototype... and is stuck on one problem... (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think we're restricting it to black blocks only. Cripes, now I have to go and find 40 black blocks. Calum (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Speaking of which..... I was at Winners today to buy three 8236's ("Bike Burner" for those, like me, who don't speak numberese) because I need (so far) 13 of the tires for competition and I didn't have enough. Anyway, the first one I found was (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Live in fear? Well maybe. If my rover doesn't improve drastically, my stacker isn't going to get enough to eat, and it's a hungry beast. My current record is 14 blocks BTW - and that's on an un-even table. This event has actually convinced me (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey excellent! Are you going on Saturday? Maybe we can chat on the way down? (147.18 perhaps? Actually onything on 2m or 70cm would be good) Do you frequent any local repeaters otherwise? I'm getting tired of talking to the same old crowd :-) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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If we have rainbow blocks the light sensor will be useless for block detection. Can we have a more restriction on block colours, like only black and white or only white and yellow? (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I will look into possibilities. (...) I do. Someone email me and remind me to charge it up Friday night. I think I still have Mario's 5/16th when I borrowed it from him like a year ago. Calum (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Collapses down to 4' x 8' with 4 walls being 1"x6"x8' I'm mentioning this 'cause I have no place for permanent storage for this thing, so when I get it to T.O. on Saturday, it can't come home with me. So this thing needs a kind home, someone who is (...) (22 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Based on Richards "Questions", I have decided to post a Top Ten list on the possibilities of the surprised based on David Letterman's Top Ten list. Warning: These are all MOST Likely FALSE!! They are intended to be humerous!!! So Enjoy!!! 10. Calum (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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