Never ending Slinky?

[Michael Hill]

Here is THE video of the slinky.

http://rapidshare.de/files/4375683/100_0592.MOV.html

[Cyberguy34000]

AWESOME! I'm inspired to find a neighbor with a treadmill right about now. From the video it appears that the treadmill is slanted very slightly to the right, maybe you could try propping it up a little bit to help keep the slinky center.

BTW, the website that you used was very cluttered with adds. In the future use something cleaner like http://www.yousendit.com/ which supports 1GB files and no adds, and then just post the file link. It works pretty well.

Thank for posting the video. I'm thinking very happy slinky thoughts right now

[Michael Hill]

yousendit will only allow so many downloads though. From my experiences, it will only last like 25 downloads. I don't think rapidshare has a cap.

[anna~marie]

so I was at the Novi Expo Center tonight and I definately found a stash of about 200 Pistons Basketball Slinkies.... the urge was overwhelming....

[Cyberguy34000]

Ooooh!!! Ooooooh! Oooooh!

Did you buy them all? Enough to share??? Oh please oh, PLEASE TELL ME!

The suspense is KILLING ME!

(ahem)

I'm sorry, my slinky-obsessed self took over for a second. I'm myself again now, I think...

So what did you do? I'm dieing to find out.

[Bcahn836]

Ok so I found out today that the capital clash in DC has a nice long escalator, and an interesting set of stairs. . . so i am bringing a slikny and having some fun.

[Cyberguy34000]

Be sure to tell us how it goes!

[anna~marie]

Actually I was thinking, since I haven't started school yet and I get bored easily, I am going to email the Original Slinky makers and ask them if they will fund our efforts
If yes, then CNN comes next.... updates to follow.

[Bcahn836]

Originally Posted by Cyberguy34000

Be sure to tell us how it goes!

Ummm uhhh, we tried but the escalator was just too busy, we did however got the slinky to go down a flight of stairs.

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

On another site I saw dealing with this kind of idea, it was suggested instead of an escalator type deal, you can use an elevated conveyor belt of some kind..
Elevate it enough for the slinky to actually perform, but not to fast to beat the belt's motion, and you could have what looks like a motionless object that is actually in motion all the time.

San Diego Zoo has slanted moving sidewalks. They go pretty fast, too. You have to be careful getting on. (Jump and hang on tight!)

They're not as steep as escalators, but with their speed, they might be able to drive a slinky. Plus, they're longer than a typical escalator, over 100 feet, judging from a look at the map. (They're called "escalators," and they both go UP in two sections--but they have no steps.)

I don't know what the zoo staff would think of a slinky project, but the animals would have something new to watch.

[Cyberguy34000]

Well the '06 game has been anounced, and who are the makers of these new gamepieces? None other than PoofSlinky! The makers of Poofballs and Slinkys! How else could FIRST show how much they love this idea and embrace it officially in such an unofficial way? I think we can take this as a sign, SlinkyFest '06 here we come!

So here's the basic idea, everyone that comes to nats, bring at least 1 slinky. We'll post more information about where an when we'll meet for the Great Unleashing of Slinky's Upon an Escalator. What do ya guys think?

[Andrew Blair]

Can you bring PoofSlinky's? I'm sure team'll be able to come by them easy enough...

[Cyberguy34000]

Well, unfortunently, I won't be able to go to nats this year Would anyone else be interested in trying to organize this?

[Cyberguy34000]

1 week left... Will slinkyfest '06 become nothing but a distant memory?

[Tytus Gerrish]

im going to go do this today