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by BGSO
April 13th, 2010, 8:46 pm
Forum: General Competition
Topic: 2011 Events.
Replies: 410
Views: 68106

Re: 2011 Events.

If I remember the concept of SUMO right I feel that it will just be won by a team that has a combination of luck and the most money. The nice thing about STC was that all you needed was some power tools and 2x4s. I feel that the more electronics events they introduce into the curriculum the more you...
by BGSO
April 11th, 2010, 7:26 pm
Forum: General Competition
Topic: 2011 Events.
Replies: 410
Views: 68106

Re: 2011 Events.

So much for waiting 4 years for storm the castle to come back. Color me sad.
by BGSO
April 15th, 2009, 11:37 am
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: Scrambler B
Replies: 419
Views: 87714

Re: Scrambler B

First, turn off the caplocks, no one needs to scream here it's a message board. Second off the question is not whether or not you can have a backstop but if you do have a backstop how is the egg supposed to be placed on the platform. Can it touch the backstop? be taped to the backstop? If you are ju...
by BGSO
April 1st, 2009, 5:33 pm
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: Elevated Bridge B/C
Replies: 1754
Views: 342363

Re: Elevated Bridge B/C

hbk.showstopper wrote:what kind of substance do you guys use to build your structure??? did you make your own???
I know we are supposed to be nice, but have you read the rules?
by BGSO
February 17th, 2009, 12:27 pm
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: Elevated Bridge B/C
Replies: 1754
Views: 342363

Re: Elevated Bridge 2009

That's about where I am, pretty much all of my breaks have been from one side of the bridge sheering off of the other, resulting in one side completely destroyed and the other in perfect condition. I am trying a new set of joints to connect the two halves, but regardless I think that if most people ...
by BGSO
February 4th, 2009, 3:28 pm
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: Elevated Bridge B/C
Replies: 1754
Views: 342363

Re: Elevated Bridge 2009

3 days? that's nothing, you can talk about cramming when you start your first of four building events at 9 o'clock the night before a invite/regionals/state. Or when you are building a tower in your hotel room the night before state.
by BGSO
January 31st, 2009, 8:24 pm
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: Junkyard Challenge C
Replies: 213
Views: 60490

Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)

On that topic, I find this program very handy in order to print graph paper that we use for our junkyard.

http://www.nutsnbits.com/nutsnbits_000060.htm
by BGSO
January 31st, 2009, 8:18 pm
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: It's About Time C
Replies: 198
Views: 69118

Re: It's about time

Just gonna throw something out here... I have officially tried 4 different types of clocks -Atwood machine -Using a biuret to get drops of water and then measure drops/second -Using a bottle with a hole in it and measuring the flow of the water -Dropping sand out of a funnel and measuring the rate. ...
by BGSO
January 31st, 2009, 8:10 pm
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: Elevated Bridge B/C
Replies: 1754
Views: 342363

Re: Elevated Bridge 2009

The instructor loaded? And you used water? That is weird, I have a feeling the sloshing could not have helped at all, not to mention that it took 8 minutes to load?? Eight minutes is a real long time for any balsa item to have to hold up through.
by BGSO
January 25th, 2009, 9:22 am
Forum: 2009 Build Events
Topic: Elevated Bridge B/C
Replies: 1754
Views: 342363

Re: Elevated Bridge 2009

Winners at the invite we were at on saturday had a 650, however there were two bridges that were second tiered with a 697 and 750.

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