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Subject: 
Re: What is Best in Life?
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Wed, 12 May 2004 23:58:34 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:

   However, from a practical point of view, a three legged bot isn’t very, um, practical.

Actually, now that I think a bit more about it, even walking would be impossible with that configuration.

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(...) It probably uses magnets in some hitherto unknown fashion. ;-) It could 'walk' if it could lower the centre to the ground and then swing the legs to the next position, which gives new meaning to the word 'ungainly' hehe...I can picture it now, (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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(...) Very cool. The leg design is ingenious. However, from a practical point of view, a three legged bot isn't very, um, practical. Take out one leg, and it looks like those legs could be taken out quite easily, and it's down for the count. Four or (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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