Fantastic Contraptions Challenge

Kreeeee · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:01

Col_M said:
See how this one goes

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101948

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101978

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101998

paradigm · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:02

Not quite quick enough yet

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101987

Abyss · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:02

Col_M said:
See how this one goes

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101948

4.7 seconds

Col_M · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:03

Kreeeee said:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101978

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101998

lol I've seen what you've done there

Abyss · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:04

paradigm said:
Not quite quick enough yet

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101987

8.4 seconds

Abyss · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:07

Kreeeee said:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101978

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101998

Both 3.7

Solari · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:17

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102138 ???

Bit slow but works nice

JIM_BOB7813 · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:21

Col_M said:
See how this one goes

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101948

I don't think anything will go faster than this, without flinging it. Well, maybe with some tweaking that could go slightly faster, but still.

Solari · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:24

JIM_BOB7813 said:
I don't think anything will go faster than this, without flinging it. Well, maybe with some tweaking that could go slightly faster, but still.

If you stick the pink ball at the front on a support it shaves a bit off the time

Col_M · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:26

Abyss said:
Both 3.7

Added you on MSN so I can send my design secretly to stop it getting ripped off again

PardonTheWait · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:28

Col_M said:
Added you on MSN so I can send my design secretly to stop it getting ripped off again

That's weird, because your design is an almost exact clone of one on the FC forums...

Col_M · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:30

Mohinder said:
That's weird, because your design is an almost exact clone of one on the FC forums...

Then it's purely coincidence, the layered wheely thing is pretty common

Killerkebab · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:34

Col_M said:
Then it's purely coincidence, the layered wheely thing is pretty common

And thus you're clearly not getting ripped off as you claim

kaiowas · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:35

Lets see how I measure up then:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102319

Abyss · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:38

kaiowas said:
Lets see how I measure up then:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102319

3.5 seconds

Windle · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:40

Col_M, Haiku are in breach of the rules. No water ropes, the ball is to be firmly attached. It's not, it's attached with a water rope to the wheels.

Kaiowas would appear to be borderline, there is one solid wood link but it's supported with a water link.

Abyss · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:45

Windle said:
Col_M, Haiku are in breach of the rules. No water ropes, the ball is to be firmly attached. It's not, it's attached with a water rope to the wheels.

Kaiowas would appear to be borderline, there is one solid wood link but it's supported with a water link.

By the "using water rods as rope" rule, I mean having loads of short water rods joined together to form a rope, or dragging the ball along. This is to prevent people using a catapult and attaching the ball to a really long rope. I have no problem with using water rods to connect the ball to the vechicle as long as it is secure (e.g. in a triangle).

Sorry if this wasn't clear.

Jock Dodds · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:47

http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=97688

edit: woops wrong link

correct = http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102497

Mansize_tissue · 27 Jul 2008 at 22:49

Jock Dodds said:
http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=97688

Err...

Old Wino · 27 Jul 2008 at 23:02