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Stupid Lego Projects was Re: 10024 - Red Baron
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:
> "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
> news:H78y2D.LvE@lugnet.com...
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> > > This is going downhill fast.
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> > rtlToronto: Going downhill fast.
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> Build a working LEGO Intamin AG Giant-Drop* for hamsters? Whoever can drop
> the furthest without killing it wins?
When I was younger (I think Grade 3), I built some really dumb projects.
One of them, was a fish feeder. I had surmised that fish would follow
something that dispensed food so I built a small 4x4 box out of 4x1 Technic
beams and hung it from a string. It actually worked: When you lowered it
into the fish tank and dragged it around the tank, it would dispense food by
rushing out the flakes through the holes of the beams and the fish would
follow the feeder. Why did I do this? I can't honestly figure out, but I
did it anyways. (Something that lead to a career of project management later)
Another stupid project of mine was to build a Lego phone. I think this was
around 1987 or so, because of reading the 1987 World Show guidebook
("Inventions"), which featured a Lego phone. Not that I really talked on
the phone a lot, I just saw the Lego phone and wanted to make one. Problem
was, while I understood the basic concept, I had no idea how to implement it
(again, perfect for that project manager career later). I found an old
phone from Canadian Tire and started to disassemble it. Then I tried to
cover it in bricks. The problem was getting the pieces to attach to the
buttons. If I knew some of the SNOT techniques people on Lugnet do, I think
I might have done better. The other thing was the pieces: Since tiles were
considered precious (no Lego Direct bulk those days!) I couldn't bear the
thought of gluing them to the buttonpad. That and the phone wouldn't be
very comfortable anyways.
This project came to mind many years later when I wanted to have a Lego
covered PBX phone at work. Needless to say the idea of taking apart a $600+
Meridian M3904 executive set and covering it with Lego only became palatable
after the termination notice came. But I never got around to doing it :(
One of the more amusing things I did as a kid was to make parachutes. I'd
build a small lander (usually a Lego figure with a backpack) and tie it to a
square of cloth with a hole in the center and threads/strings. Roll the
parachute up and toss it in the air. It'd glide down gracefully.
Calum
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