Friday Time Waster
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Re: Friday Time Waster
I finally got my ring conveyor belt to work for Mission to Mars.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1482132" target="_blank
What I found more amusing than the actual solution, though, was the fact that if you fail, the ring eventually picks up enough speed to break down completely. (Just keep watching the following link even after the red ball fails to reach the goal.)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1482500" target="_blank
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1482132" target="_blank
What I found more amusing than the actual solution, though, was the fact that if you fail, the ring eventually picks up enough speed to break down completely. (Just keep watching the following link even after the red ball fails to reach the goal.)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1482500" target="_blank
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Re: Friday Time Waster
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1483735" target="_blank
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Not mine, but awesome.
http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=1476357" target="_blank
http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=1476357" target="_blank
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Re: Friday Time Waster
I can't believe that thing actually made it. I just kept watching expecting it to be thrown asunder.The Meal wrote:http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1483735
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Re: Friday Time Waster
The Tube, by Drake and his Dad
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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tl;dwThe Meal wrote:http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1483735
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Re: Friday Time Waster
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Re: Friday Time Waster
And it got me inspired...Chaosraven wrote:downunder around
Down Under Candy From a Baby
Look for the Baby Cart, Lollipop, and fishing Pole as the Baby Cart drops to its doom...
(glaring look from chaosfaerie)
What?
Oh come on, that's FUNNY
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Re: Friday Time Waster
My Awash - http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1509243" target="_blank
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Re: Friday Time Waster
So has anyone sprung the $10 for the full version yet?
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So happy. Beat Down Under without looking at anyone elses design.
Man you guys get complicated.
Simplicity at work.
Man you guys get complicated.
Simplicity at work.
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Re: Friday Time Waster
wall - evil knieval
on a roll -unicycle
higher - slam dunk
around the bend - bank shot
big ball - surf
junkyard - dukes hazzard
up the stairs - chopper
four ball pinwheel
Last night, my son and I had a blast with this. We tried out bizarre contraptions and pulled them apart and rebuilt... thanks for posting this, we had an awesome time
on a roll -unicycle
higher - slam dunk
around the bend - bank shot
big ball - surf
junkyard - dukes hazzard
up the stairs - chopper
four ball pinwheel
Last night, my son and I had a blast with this. We tried out bizarre contraptions and pulled them apart and rebuilt... thanks for posting this, we had an awesome time
Last edited by Chaosraven on Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Very nice! (check my son's "Bank Shot" for Around the Corner)Hiccup wrote:So happy. Beat Down Under without looking at anyone elses design.
Man you guys get complicated.
Simplicity at work.
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Yeah, that was a good one for simplicity: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1345231" target="_blankChaosraven wrote:Very nice! (check my son's "Bank Shot" for Around the Corner)Hiccup wrote:So happy. Beat Down Under without looking at anyone elses design.
Man you guys get complicated.
Simplicity at work.
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Finally got my Awash working well (lots of minor tweaks along the way
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Wow, I don't check other people's until I take a stab at it, but that looks almost identical to mine! I had toyed with making my nose rigid, but it never seemed to work and the lose piece actually seemed to make mine go faster in testing.Chaosraven wrote:Finally got my Awash working well (lots of minor tweaks along the way
Now I want to go back and look at other solutions and see if anyone didn't make some type of mole/plow system...
Edit: I'm not saying you copied mine...you've had the results up for a while...just saying they look similar
Last edited by stessier on Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Last level was easy. Unpossible has me stumped, but I have a few idea I am going to try today. Is it bad that I dreamt about solutions.
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.”
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Didn't you see my original? The Lil Engine that almost DIDN'T?stessier wrote:Wow, I don't check other people's until I take a stab at it, but that looks almost identical to mine! I had toyed with making my nose rigid, but it never seemed to work and the lose piece actually seemed to make mine go faster in testing.Chaosraven wrote:Finally got my Awash working well (lots of minor tweaks along the way
Now I want to go back and look at other solutions and see if anyone didn't make some type of mole/plow system...
Edit: I'm not saying you copied mine...you've had the results up for a while...just saying they look similar
I was tweaking the cowcatcher over and over
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Re: Friday Time Waster
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Very inspired!Chaosraven wrote:Handling - rosebud
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Ramp. Ramp and crawler. After my handling sled, tying it off is next.Mr Bubbles wrote:Last level was easy. Unpossible has me stumped, but I have a few idea I am going to try today. Is it bad that I dreamt about solutions.
I keep thinking about the multiple machines from big ball and stairs etc
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
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Re: Friday Time Waster
After unlocking other designs, I was sad to see that most folks came up with a much simpler system (along the lines of this which took all of about 5 minutes to tweak to work, as opposed to the shenanigans I had to go through to get my comet launcher to work).Trent Steel wrote:Holy crap! You win the thread.The Meal wrote:FUCK YEAH!!
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Re: Friday Time Waster
better then me. I have a design I'm trying to tweek, but just can't seem to get it quite right.The Meal wrote:After unlocking other designs, I was sad to see that most folks came up with a much simpler system (along the lines of this which took all of about 5 minutes to tweak to work, as opposed to the shenanigans I had to go through to get my comet launcher to work).Trent Steel wrote:Holy crap! You win the thread.The Meal wrote:FUCK YEAH!!
edit: Ok finally did it. I can sleep now. was trying to keep it as simple as possible.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1577991" target="_blank
My last level if anyone was curious
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1578145" target="_blank
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Holy carp luckily I didn't look at the spoiler you posted. Looks an awful lot like mine.
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Just got my U-turn to work. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1578749" target="_blank
A little tweaking would probably make it prettier.
A little tweaking would probably make it prettier.
I require a reminder as to why raining arcane destruction is not an appropriate response to all of life's indignities. - Vaarsuvius
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That's really nice!Mr Bubbles wrote:My last level if anyone was curious
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1578145" target="_blank
I require a reminder as to why raining arcane destruction is not an appropriate response to all of life's indignities. - Vaarsuvius
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Even more fun is watching it get stuck after you beat it. Hit 'Back' and you can watch it keep going.stessier wrote:Just got my U-turn to work. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1578749" target="_blank
A little tweaking would probably make it prettier.
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Re: Friday Time Waster
I posted the link on another board I visit and someone came up with this:
Trebuchet anyone? http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=1503684" target="_blank
Trebuchet anyone? http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=1503684" target="_blank
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Nothing can stop...The Tank
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Re: Friday Time Waster
This isn't a very good design, but I wanted to make a putting machine.
Edit:
And a Molebot
Edit again:
Wanted to see if I could actually push the Giant Ball out of the way.
Edit 3rd time:
Power Mole Version 3
Edit:
And a Molebot
Edit again:
Wanted to see if I could actually push the Giant Ball out of the way.
Edit 3rd time:
Power Mole Version 3
I'm special!
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Re: Friday Time Waster
I finally got this one: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1602759" target="_blank
The Tube continues to defy me. I don't even want to think about Unpossible.
The Tube continues to defy me. I don't even want to think about Unpossible.
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Re: Friday Time Waster
Nice. But my Jawa Crawler would give it a good fight.Hiccup wrote:Nothing can stop...The Tank
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1588093" target="_blank
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I finally tweaked my bloody Unpossible into submission...Trent Steel wrote:I finally got this one: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1602759" target="_blank
The Tube continues to defy me. I don't even want to think about Unpossible.
My son and I came up with a couple good ones for the Tube...
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
Sweet sweet meat come. -LordMortis