ATOT weekly Engineering and Creative Challenge WEEK 3 POLL UP

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Is anyone attempting this week's challenges?

I've been too busy this week to start yet. I'm hoping Saturday and Sunday give me a chance.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

i'll be hacking away at it over the weekend

 

[DrPizza]

Everyone's afraid to post their winning idea, for fear that someone will simply improve on it, you darn cheater!

(Just kidding. I completely agreed that "duh, what else were you supposed to do to get it 6" tall)

Now, to be picky, how much compression was there of the post-its? I didn't see a ruler demonstrating that the structure remained at greater than 6"

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Everyone's afraid to post their winning idea, for fear that someone will simply improve on it, you darn cheater!

(Just kidding. I completely agreed that "duh, what else were you supposed to do to get it 6" tall)

Now, to be picky, how much compression was there of the post-its? I didn't see a ruler demonstrating that the structure remained at greater than 6"

That's what the voting is for

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Everyone's afraid to post their winning idea, for fear that someone will simply improve on it, you darn cheater!

(Just kidding. I completely agreed that "duh, what else were you supposed to do to get it 6" tall)

Now, to be picky, how much compression was there of the post-its? I didn't see a ruler demonstrating that the structure remained at greater than 6"

i didn't any compression at all on your entry

 

[Freshgeardude]

I got a lot of AP work I want to get done this week so I wont have to worry about it for the rest of my summer break, so I probably wont do this week's challenge

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Everyone's afraid to post their winning idea, for fear that someone will simply improve on it, you darn cheater!

(Just kidding. I completely agreed that "duh, what else were you supposed to do to get it 6" tall)

Now, to be picky, how much compression was there of the post-its? I didn't see a ruler demonstrating that the structure remained at greater than 6"

i didn't any compression at all on your entry

2 months off from work - summer vacation. I didn't have any post-it notes around the house & didn't run out to the store (25 minutes away) to get some.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Yet another addition to my dug777 in the arts series...

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot1.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot2.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot3.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot4.JPG

Materials used:

For robo-dug
Plastic Grape Juice bottle, cap, and label
A standard 3 prong computer power cable
A VGA cable
10 rubber washers
18 metal washers
A bunch of metal nuts
A bunch of aluminum can tabs
2 Pepsi cans
7 twist-ties
A cap to a gallon of milk
A cap to a jar of pasta sauce
A plastic filing folder name holder
Duct tape

For the welcome sign
4 twist-ties
1 printed sheet of paper

EDIT: forgot the eyes... two rubber chair leg cover thingies

 

[Freshgeardude]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Yet another addition to my dug777 in the arts series...

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot1.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot2.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot3.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/ATOT_Challenge/Mascot4.JPG

Materials used:

For robo-dug
Plastic Grape Juice bottle, cap, and label
A standard 3 prong computer power cable
A VGA cable
10 rubber washers
18 metal washers
A bunch of metal nuts
A bunch of aluminum can tabs
2 Pepsi cans
7 twist-ties
A cap to a gallon of milk
A cap to a jar of pasta sauce
A plastic filing folder name holder
Duct tape

For the welcome sign
4 twist-ties
1 printed sheet of paper

i fucking love it

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Not exactly easy to get an accurate measurement on this one...

Here's my first shot.

Rather than doing something fancy, I just pretty much made something that looks like this

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1a.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1b.JPG

I'll call it 34 inches.

I ran out of height

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Not exactly easy to get an accurate measurement on this one...

Here's my first shot.

Rather than doing something fancy, I just pretty much made something that looks like this

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1a.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1b.JPG

I'll call it 34 inches.

I ran out of height

so what will the ladies say when you show this to them? :laugh:

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Not exactly easy to get an accurate measurement on this one...

Here's my first shot.

Rather than doing something fancy, I just pretty much made something that looks like this

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1a.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1b.JPG

I'll call it 34 inches.

I ran out of height

so what will the ladies say when you show this to them? :laugh:

They'll say "Wow, Fenixgoon makes incredibly lame jokes!"

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Not exactly easy to get an accurate measurement on this one...

Here's my first shot.

Rather than doing something fancy, I just pretty much made something that looks like this

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1a.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1b.JPG

I'll call it 34 inches.

I ran out of height

figure out a way to "turn on" your construction, and you'll get much more distance!

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: vshah

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Not exactly easy to get an accurate measurement on this one...

Here's my first shot.

Rather than doing something fancy, I just pretty much made something that looks like this

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1a.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1b.JPG

I'll call it 34 inches.

I ran out of height

figure out a way to "turn on" your construction, and you'll get much more distance!

didn't work

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: vshah

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Not exactly easy to get an accurate measurement on this one...

Here's my first shot.

Rather than doing something fancy, I just pretty much made something that looks like this

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1a.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/A...lenge/HorizTower1b.JPG

I'll call it 34 inches.

I ran out of height

figure out a way to "turn on" your construction, and you'll get much more distance!

didn't work

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Ok folks... last day to get your designs in.

I've decided not to do a second version of my tower. I have some ideas, but I don't feel motivated enough to take the time to try to implement them

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Team Zombie submits "Shaking Hands with Abraham Lincoln" with a distance of 43 inches.

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super sophisticated base

lincoln goes the distance

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Nobody else is going to attempt a mascot?

EDIT:

I might have time to give the horizontal structure one more shot while I use the excuse of "waiting for another mascot entry" excuse.

I was hoping we'd get a horizontal structure more creative than a much better constructed version of the one I did

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Warning to Team Zombie and others...

I'm attempting to build something longer than 43 inches.

I'm going to wait until late night today (Sunday) to start the poll.

I'm hoping to get some creative soul to submit a mascot tonight.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

This makes me a jerk, right?

Base
Side view
Tower view
Support lines

Measure 1
Measure 2

Actual measurement was 52.5 inches.

It's a little over 53 in those pictures due to the tape measure bending a bit and also a tiny bit of overhand to get it to rest on the surface of my desk.

I could not take a picture and hold the tape measure up at the same time, thus the slightly better measurement pictures than reality.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

well, i tried stretching my existing build but it drooped like crazy before collapse. to find another foot will require a new build, and it would end up very similar to yours. looks like you've got me again.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Lame poll is up

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

So bridge building next perhaps?

I'm thinking maybe something where it's based off points so we get more variety?

I haven't thought the points system through, but something like:

+1 point per penny supported
-1 point per Penny used (in construction)
-2 points per Post-It Note used
-3 points per inch of 1 7/8" Duct Tape used
-5 points per small paperclip used

take the points from above and then multiply by the number of inches the bridge spans

Thoughts?

EDIT: I'm going to be away from computers for most of the day tomorrow, so I'll probably not close the poll until tomorrow night, if I even have time.

I may end up not starting the week 4 challenge.

This is due to lack of participation as well as the likelihood that I'll be moving a bunch of my stuff to a new place this weekend.

If someone else wants to host week 4, be my guest

 

[DrPizza]

Hey, I finally got to Staples & purchased some post-it notes.

The bridge building formula doesn't seem quite right.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Hey, I finally got to Staples & purchased some post-it notes.

The bridge building formula doesn't seem quite right.

what's not right about it?