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Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the junkyard-wars dept.

YetAnotherName writes "Both Wired Magazine and Tom Jones have coverage of the East Coast Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race 2003. Contestants plant tongue firmly into cheek, construct, and race bizarre human-powered vehicles across a variety of terrains. Notable vehicles included a 13-foot high pink poodle and a giant eyeball. Special rules this year required contestants to carry a sock-puppet on board. The winner this year? RTFA."

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  1. Some people just aren't trying by ObviousGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tying a wagon to the back of a bike does not a kinetic sculpture make.

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    I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
  2. Sock Puppet by clear+issue · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was just curious as to what everyone would choose as their "Homemade Sock Creature". (Required at all times). I personally would probably choose one that could beat up on the other puppets, thus claiming a puppet victory.

  3. Olympics it ain't by sssmashy · · Score: 5, Funny

    The judges don't have to perform any complicated calculations to figure out who the winner is -- the rules suggest that they can simply give the title to whomever hands out the best bribes.

    had been wondering what figure skating judges do in the off season...
  4. Bumperstickers for the puppet? by gtaluvit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Could you put bumper stickers on your vehicle? Like "My sock puppet slept with your honor student?" or "Pets.com on board"

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  5. You know it's bad when... by petecarlson · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know it's bad when you find out about this on Slashdot and it went right past your house...
    Me wonders what I did Friday night...

  6. I was there.. by ArtEnvironment · · Score: 5, Informative
    Yeah... uhm.. a group I am involved in... "The Philadelphia Dumpster Divers" participates.. and has, for at least 4 out of the 5 that the baltimore race has been running... this year... we had a vehicle that I'm surprised wired didn't cover.... we had a VIRTUAL VEHICLE. We even won awards for it.

    BTW, the sock puppet is NOT a new rule. Infact we have won for best sock puppet I believe 3 of the years.. (don't quote me on that.)

    For more information on the Dumpster Divers, and related project(s) you can check http://www.pleasetake.org/

    Infact I'm going down there in May for a party with some of the other kinetic racers and friends.