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Re: pumpkin chuckin' LEGO style
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Wed, 4 Jan 2006 03:24:55 GMT
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John Brost wrote:
> Ok, I just finished watching a show about siege machines on The History Channel.
> At the end they talked about the annual Pumpkin Chuckin' contest held in
> Delaware where regular joes build machines to compete to see who can
> throw/launch a pumpkin the furthest. I've always thought this sounds like fun,
> but I don't have the required $$, materials, skills, and shop space. But what
> about a LEGO Pumpkin Chuckin' contest? We'd obviously have to use something
> smaller than pumpkins (golfballs?, eggs?, tennis balls?). We'd also have to
> probably put a max limit on weight (to limit the size of counterweights for
> large trebuchets). Probably limit the # of motors as well. I'm thinking large
> outdoor venue for the contest. Two possible awards-- furthest throw and most
> accurate throw. What does everybody think? Has anybody ever done this before?
> I think it sounds like fun. Sometimes you just have to throw something, might
> as well do it with LEGO :)
>
> Now back to your regularly scheduled talk about 3T, and GBCs
>
> John
Hi John,
Calum and Iain have played with lego trebuchets here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24263
and a video here:
http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/events/lego/video/lego-082702-trebuchetdemo.mpeg
its 11. megs.
throwing stuff can be fun.
Chris
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