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BBC's Water Rocket-Vehicle Contest

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the putting-your-work-in-the-air dept.

jmichaelg writes: "The BBC is running a rocket contest to see who can build the fastest 2 liter water bottle propelled vehicle. The idea is you use a bicycle pump to pressurize the bottle to drive the vehicle. There are pressure limits (no more than 70 psi) so dry ice is out of the question. Gotta use a bike pump. Fastest car to go 20 meters is the winner. If you're going to play, you had better get going ... contest ends on Nov 6." Bonus points if you're riding it at the time.

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  1. Re:hrm... by Jonny+290 · · Score: -1, Troll

    STUPID!

    Spread cheeks, remove head. Stop desecrating the holy FRIST POST with your semi-intelligent drivel. Make it totally stupid, and i'll buy you a beer.

    --
    Hey Taco! Looks like you're using the "infinite monkeys and typewriters" scheme to generate Ask Slashdots again...
  2. Hey by c_g_hills · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is the closest ill ever get..

  3. Would you like,,, by s2r · · Score: -1, Troll

    Would you like to join my team??
    Perrier.

  4. Re:hrm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I would, but my cock is in your ass.

  5. Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The worst terrorist attack in recorded history occurred last month, and now we're involved in a WAR and you people have the gall to be discussing a water-bottle rocket???? My *god*, people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

    The bodies of the thousands of innocent civilians who died (and will die) in these unprecedented events could give a good god damn about water-bottle rockets, your childish Lego models, your nerf toy guns and whining about the lack of a "fun" workplace, your Everquest/Diablo/D&D fixation, the latest Cowboy Bebop rerun, or any of the other ways you are "getting on with your life" (here's a hint: watching Cowboy Bebop in your jammies and eating a bowl of Shreddies is *not* "getting on with your life". Grow the hell up!). The souls of the victims are watching in horror as you people squander your finite, precious time on this earth playing video games!

    You people disgust me!

  6. Re:hrm... by Megatron12 · · Score: -1, Troll

    holy crap, You wouldnt happen to be the owner of fuckusama.com, your jokes are almost as bad as his captions under the photos.