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Fardringle

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Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
That Tube no power is very surprising. I'm fairly confident that the Awash challenge (all balls going to the right) can't be done, but I'll probably keep trying.

Does this count? It takes a moment to get started but is very fast once it moves. Even though it rolls over the top of one ball, that ball still falls off the right side of the board so it fits a "stretch" of the rule that no balls can fall down to the left. :)

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=930153

edit: YoYo beat me to it, but mine will finish first and if you actually let YoYo's go long enough, that same "left behind" ball actually rolls to the left after about 10 minutes... ;)

edit again: Just for kicks I made one that actually carries all of the balls over the side by employing a "rumble seat" in the back. :p

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=923009
 

Fardringle

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Originally posted by: Cattlegod
Originally posted by: Fardringle
Unpossible No Power. :D

The counterweight on the trebuchet is ugly, but it does get the job done and it's the only way I could get enough force to throw the ball and chain hard enough to get to the goal. :)

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=947740

no way! that was the one i thought could never be done with no power!! nice work!

Thanks. After I did it powered in a similar way (here) I knew I just had to find a way to throw the ball hard enough without power.

The only one left that has not been solved without power is Awash. YoYo had a good start here and I managed to get a little more power out of it, but it's still not enough to get all the way to the goal. I'll play around with some more ideas later and hopefully one of them will work. :)
 

Throckmorton

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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I didn't save mine but I remade one of my fairly ridiculous ones ;)

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=633174

lol, for some reason I find that absolutely hilarious

You guys are a lot more creative than I am.

Thanks :p

(If you zoom out and keep watching it after it gets the goal, it eventually crawls to commit suicide ;) )

HAHHHAHAHHAHA

How the hell did you come up with that?