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Hi folks, This is an idea from Mario "I'm Too Busy To Post" DeFacendis for rtlToronto13 (uh, sometime in March 2003): We do the trebuchet game as featured in Junkyard Wars. -A castle is set up at the far end of the library room which is the target (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Does it have to be a trebuchet? Or can it be any type of ballistic seige weapon? Also, does it follow standard "purist" rules? Competetors have to wear safety googles at all times (bring your own). Calum, rtlToronto could also bring a net for (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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That's a cool idea, I like, I'd do that. I'd allow RCXs, but not require them. The make good counter weights. :-) Personal I prefer the episode of Nova were they built two full size trebuchets and fired them at a mock up of a castle wall. Man that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Awesome idea Mario/Calum!!! I like it! After recently watching a TLC program on ballistics, I was thinking about a LEGO trebouchet as well. Maybe that's what inspired Mario too? (...) How about 1 or 2 standard 2x4 bricks? I think it would also (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ummm yup.... maybe this event could be held outside.... I'm more worried that rob would make something that would take out a light fixture and spread mercury gas all over the place.... i can see the newspaper head line now.... 2 killed 3 (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) How about High Park or West Deane Park? If people want to use PCs for RCXs either of these has AC power around the washrooms and laptops can be run in the shade of the rest areas and chained to picnic tables. March or April 2003 would be (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GzrnFw.DAo@lugnet.com... (...) Maybe he can't post from work? I can't figure out how to post from work. I can via the web interface, but then it sends the stupid confirmation email to my (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Could be anything really. I'd like to keep it relatively open. Springloaded launchers with bungee blaster string, rubberband catapults, pneumatics if someone can rig it, whatever. (...) We always have, so there's no good reason to deviate from (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3D3EF72F.90203@...aka.com... (...) Agreed - it has to be a tenis ball or something with some mass. Otherwise it'll never fly. A tyre off a technic wheel won't work well at all. I (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Post from work? That would mean I would need to be doing non-company activity on company time! Not good. Not that I ever have, of course. Oh wait, there was that little thing called "Project X" :) Actually, I really hate posting because of the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Think of it as free advertisement. Heck, it would make the make the news across the country, maybe even a TV movie of the week. Don't forget to mention LUGNET. ;-) Jude (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) If you really want to make (some) Castle Freaks happy, your target maybe ought to be a "space base" instead of a castle. (well, probably not a good idea to reopen that particular line of thought). Iain: Golf Balls??? Ouch. (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) why?? I'm still trying to off the train heads. ;) (...) I know, we could launch train cars (i.e. a metorliner) ..... AT CASTLE walls.(ie. the yellow one) this could WORK!!!! :p Chris (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) When you go to post from work via the web Interface (WI) click on the News Posting setup link, and you can request a second posting with a different e-mail address, I can post from home or work using my different addresses. Jeff VW (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (written by Chris Magno...) why?? I'm still trying to off the train heads. ;) It is an interesting prospect to say the least. I think I would have serious fun building the castle walls...the only problem: with the impact from whatever is (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Too high a risk? Uh, okay. You can gun a golf ball at me. I guarentee you can't throw it hard enough to do anything more than stun me. You just stand to the side. As long as you're not a moron and don't stand in the way of the things when they (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh, I'll take you up on that! You can bet your robot-buildin’ a$$ that I'd knock you clean out with a golf ball to the head. I could pitch that golf ball fast enough to give a nice skull fracture. =P Dude, you’ve gotta be kidding to think (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Forget the safety goggles, I think cups will need to be required. Jude (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Trebuchet game (was: Re: rtlToronto13: rtlToronto/castle1)
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A few years back, I worked out a game for Lego catapults. I used non-lego (#32R) rubber bands to power them. You had a castle (with the catpult on top) and little destructable village buildings made by placing small roof caps on top of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It was mostly me being incredibly oversarchastic. I'm tired of all these people being all like, scared or overdramatic about stupid things. Oh, we have to put "GUARDING" up because someone MIGHT TOUCH A ROBOT. Boo hoo. If they jam their in (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh now we're talkin ;) Iain (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Bah. That sounds tiny. We should be firing cans of pop and aiming at children. "My eye!" Or we could hurl octipusses. Because they're just so horrid. Iain (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) TSSA?? I think that if this is what's keeping Chris and me from going all out and having an RCX 'BattleBot competion, heck, I'll have it at my place and the carnage that (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ~Nice! (I didn’t snip a single word, I jus’ compacted the sentence cause every thing you said was relevant.) ‘The fun can only begin once lives are endangered’ That’s it… I'm affixing a nail-gun to my motorized Technic war-buggy. Now this’ll (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) see, that's why the "real" tv robot games have fully enclosed arenas. don't get me wrong, I'd would love to build that train connector multi battery box arc welder (URL) AND a battery box hammer......... -- Chris (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Heck, let's go for major carnage: I vote for bowling balls... Matthias Jetleb (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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