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Re: Anyone have any luck making a successful floating boat?
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:16:06 GMT
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Michael Ebstein <[mebstein@]ihatespam[iname.com]>
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I remember those water rockets! Believe it or not they sell them out of the
Pitsco/DACTA catalog (which I was tipped off to by this list -- thanks!)
Michael
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Aaron Finch <goblintrain@uswest.net>
To: Alex Wetmore <alex@phred.org>
Cc: Clay Aucoin <caucoin@cruiseshoppes.com>; lego-robotics@crynwr.com
<lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone have any luck making a successful floating boat?
> Actually, if this is your idea, i used to play w/water rockets when i was a
> kid, but i don't know if any1 still sells them. It is a light plastic • rocket
> about 4-12" long, filled halfway w/water, & pumped w/air from the bottom, &
> then launched by releasing the latch seal on the pump. It would certainly
> move, but would expire pretty fast unless u could find a way of regulating • it.
> They were pretty cool, & just a wee bit dangerous if u hit sum1 w/them.
> U might also consider the tank from a super-soaker water gun. They
> expire slowly, & w/a little work u may be able to do what u want w/it.
> Thats all for now.
>
> Ugly Goblin
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> Alex Wetmore wrote:
>
> > From: Clay Aucoin <caucoin@cruiseshoppes.com>
> > > Another was to put a plastic bag at the bottom of the plates. This got • me
> > > thinking that maybe there could be a way to create a sort of "tube" and • blow up
> > > a small balloon inside of it?????
> >
> > If you are willing to use non-lego pieces then just use a couple of 20oz
> > soda bottles filled with air and sealed. They are essentially free.
> >
> > alex
> >
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
>
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> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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