bragging is fun

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:52 pm

Well im bragging here but you can to. I know theres something you want to brag about. Heres mine

Today i made a bridge ( for class ) out of nine straws, 6 ruber bands, a peice of paper, a index card, 3 popsicle sticks, 2 small peices of scotch tape, 2 paper clips , and a peice of duck tape.

The cool thing about this is we totaly beat the other team and beat the school record by x5 on how many pennies we could make this bridge hold .

My groups bridge held all the pennies and what ever else we could find ( binders, books, pencil bags ETC ) .........in the end my teacher estimated the thing held about 5000 pennies.

Post by **Skyone** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:55 pm

This is hardly a blog post at all!

Sorry if my post is spam, but people really have to stop blogging.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:05 pm

gamemasterAS wrote:Today i made a bridge ( for class ) out of nine straws, 6 ruber bands, a peice of paper, a index card, 3 popsicle sticks, 2 small peices of scotch tape, 2 paper clips , and a peice of duck tape.

You're MacGyver!

Post by **bicostp** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:13 pm

In science class we're trying to make DC electricity with motors and stuff.

I brought in 3 old equipment fans (standard 80mm size) and was trying to use one to blow air on another. The analog meter the school has didn't detect anything. I found out why at home. I hooked up my digital meter, set it to 1v DC, and blew the fan with the air compressor. It was spinning roughly twice as fast as it was designed to go, and I could only get roughly .03 volts out of it.

SO I took the fans back, threw in a power supply from an old Apple SCSI hard drive enclosure, and made the JunkVacâ„¢! I stacked the 3 fans together, cut a hole in the box, and... well it would be easier to show you in a diagram!

<img src="http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/2710/junkvac5vx.gif">

Tell me if it's too wide. (I'm using 1280x1024)

Basically I cut a hole in the top of the box and duct taped a stack of 3 fans on top of it. The duct is made out of a file folder, and it's there to keep the fans from blowing the litter everywhere. The hose is made of a paper towel tube, but it is rigid and therefore you have to hold the entire assembly to use the vacumn. The filter is actually a fabric softener sheet! I washed out all the softener stuff, dried it out, and it makes a great filter. (Initially I used a Kleenex, but it restricted airflow too much.)

Believe it or not, it works pretty well. It sucks up paper clips, bottle caps, dirt, dust, tacks, etc... I'm going to bring it home at the end of the year and rebuild it with a better box, more fans, and a beefier power supply. (the fans use roughly 300ma each, and I'm only using a 1a power supply...)

The science project wasn't a total loss; I managed to get 7v by turning an Erector set motor! (And it was only designed for 3-6v!)

kidw/32+systems · Post by **kidw/32+systems** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:48 am

Of course bragging is fun, why do you think I talk about my collection all the time

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Did you know I now have 83 systems and on the 27th it will hopefully drop.

NES_fanatic · Post by **NES_fanatic** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:51 am

vb_master wrote:
gamemasterAS wrote:Today i made a bridge ( for class ) out of nine straws, 6 ruber bands, a peice of paper, a index card, 3 popsicle sticks, 2 small peices of scotch tape, 2 paper clips , and a peice of duck tape.
You're MacGyver!

Ach, you beat me to it.

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:14 pm

vb_master wrote:
gamemasterAS wrote:Today i made a bridge ( for class ) out of nine straws, 6 ruber bands, a peice of paper, a index card, 3 popsicle sticks, 2 small peices of scotch tape, 2 paper clips , and a peice of duck tape.
You're MacGyver!

Thanks, I have always wanted to see that show.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:31 pm

i got 8feet 6inches yesterday while pole vaulting. thats my record for a meet (i got 9 a few times at practice) i know its just average but this is my first year. im the best freshman on the team though

, hopefully i can get 9.6 with some more practice next year since the season is over

im bad at forming sentences

Reploid Ayla · Post by **Reploid Ayla** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:32 pm

7th grade was amazing

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:36 pm

Reploid Ayla wrote:7th grade was amazing

Yah it is treating me well, accept I can almost garuntee im repeating PRE-ALG ....thats gonna suck.

Sword_Gun · Post by **Sword_Gun** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:38 pm

Thats nothing, I made a Bridge that could hold 182.3 Pounds, and it was made of Appox: 52 Popsickle sticks.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:01 pm

Sword_Gun wrote:Thats nothing, I made a Bridge that could hold 182.3 Pounds, and it was made of Appox: 52 Popsickle sticks.

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:03 pm

Hmmm, the bridge thing, bah to that, I just made some crappy rubex golderg and got a B-, meh.

NES_fanatic · Post by **NES_fanatic** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:05 pm

Something I'll brag about:
Today I brought a tape recorder to school to make a test tape with my band Chucklehead, I'll host it somewhere so y'all can listen and criticize.
The songs we play should be:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (I play the trumpet part with my friend Chris)
With a Little Help From my Friends (I sing harmonics, so you won't hear lots of me)
Goodbye My Friend (Song we wrote, I play trumpet with Chris again.)

I hope it tapes well.

Sword_Gun · Post by **Sword_Gun** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:34 pm

I did it in gr.7 Im in Gr. 10 now...haha

No pics.

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