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Interview with Battlebots Champion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rip-mix-burn dept.

Scoop writes "With the fifth season of BattleBots debuting a few days ago on Comedy Central, UGO.com chatted up contestant Jim Smentowski, creator of champion BattleBot, Nightmare. Jim shared his views on the hit show, his experience with Gary Coleman and robotics in general. No word yet on the rumored love-child between Smentowski and BB host, Carmen Electra."

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  2. Humor pointers by Mulletproof · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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    1) "...Imagine a beowolf cluster of those!"
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