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Re: More contest ideas...
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Mon, 9 Dec 2002 14:46:38 GMT
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
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> sand, say a 500ml (smile Iain) yogourt tub. The container must remain
open
No see, because it's 500 mL, space between the unit and number, and the L
has to be big because L is Litre :)
I caught the last of this challenge on TV in Georgia! It looked fun. I
think we would have to use something dry like rice or nuggets.
> There's also the difficulty of building something that can work in all
> directions and situations-the pipe could go straight up, down, at an angle
etc.
I like this idea still, but we would have to find a pipe where there aren't
joints on the outside like PVC stuff - there are big bulges at the couplings
and that would be really hard to get about... :-/
Iain
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| (...) Everyone always talks about this line following or obstacle course thing. Having the container on top makes it more difficult and introduces ideas like motion dampening or control systems. (...) I think that's the point-you have to figure out (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| 1. Liquid Carrier Last week's Junkyard Wars (Season 9 UK) had an excellent challenge called Smooth Riders. The idea was to build a vehicle that could carry an open vat of liquid-I think it was some sort of yellow paint/dye and water-across a bumpy (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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