Randomness...Junkyard Wars anyone?

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Posted by Lora Knepper.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Other on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / Boston College High School and Seeking Sponsorship.

Posted on 11/24/2000 5:10 PM MST



Ok, I'm the only one online it seems today, and so I figured that I would post something random for you all =) My topic of choice? How 'bout the Junkyard Wars marathon on The Learning Channel today? Anyone else watching it? If you are, what it your favorite episode?

Mine has to be the flying machines. To see them construct something that flies with scrap and with so little time really impresses me.
So how about it fellow FIRST-ers? =)

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Posted by Jessica Boucher.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.

Posted on 11/24/2000 5:39 PM MST


In Reply to: Randomness...Junkyard Wars anyone? posted by Lora Knepper on 11/24/2000 5:10 PM MST:



Ive been watching it all day! Geez, it seems the only thing that my entire fam can sit down & watch together besides the news. Though during marathons like this, they should rotate the commercials, I'm starting to talk along w/ them....

Anyways.....As I'm writing this, the walking machine ep is on...and I'm thinking, wow, what would happen if FIRST decided to cut out wheels? Would it be too tough for teams? Though w/out wheels the match time would be much longer, making less time for qualifying matches, amking those matches more crucial.

Though I have to say my favorite ep so far has to be the drag race/tug of war one that was on first....the machines were so different, yet so equally matched, the pure tension was simply beautiful.

My 2 cents,
Jessica B, #237

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Posted by Andrew Rudolph.

Student on team NASA KSC/Michael Krop Senior High School from Michael Krop Senior High School sponsored by NASA Kennedy Space Centre.

Posted on 11/25/2000 8:33 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Randomness...Junkyard Wars anyone? posted by Jessica Boucher on 11/24/2000 5:39 PM MST:



I agree with everything you said. family...show...wheels...

-Andrew

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Posted by Bill Beatty.

Other on team #71, Team Hammond, from Team Hammond.

Posted on 11/24/2000 5:50 PM MST


In Reply to: Randomness...Junkyard Wars anyone? posted by Lora Knepper on 11/24/2000 5:10 PM MST:



I have only seen one episode, the one where they had to construct a fireboat. I did not like the presentation but I thought the competition was outstanding. I would love to have our team give it a try.

Bill B

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Posted by Matt Ryan.

Student on team #69, HYPER, from Quincy Public Schools and Gillette.

Posted on 11/24/2000 7:25 PM MST


In Reply to: Randomness...Junkyard Wars anyone? posted by Lora Knepper on 11/24/2000 5:10 PM MST:



I like the one where they built the cannons. I don't know if THAT one was on the marathon.

-=Freshman=- (as in a high school freshman, though I'm really a junior; if you are wondering why I got the nickname, just ask Lora Knepper, since I don't know how I got it myself!)

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Posted by Vince Wilczynski.

Engineer on team #124, Whalers, from New London / Montville/ Williams School and Notheast Utilities / US Coast Guard Academy.

Posted on 11/26/2000 8:13 PM MST


In Reply to: Randomness...Junkyard Wars anyone? posted by Lora Knepper on 11/24/2000 5:10 PM MST:



Lots of info on the U.S. team on Junkyard Wars is at the site http://www.the-nerds.org/. The team is from Cambridge and somewhat affiliated with MIT - might be interesting to see if they know of Woodie &/or FIRST?

Also, the www.tlc.com site on the show has an application for new teams. How about a 3 person FIRST-ALL-STAR Team? Nominations for the team?