Junkyard Wars Tour

ArtEnvironment writes "Junkyard Wars coming to a... MALL near you!? Here's your chance to experience Junkyard Wars firsthand, or at least a glorified pinewood, er I mean JUNK derby! You can build unique gravity-racers and compete on a 'special effects-filled', mini race track. In addition, you can watch clips from the show and possibly even win prizes, yay!"

Comments

Cathy Rogers

[bathmatt]

My only question will Cathy Rogers be there??

JUNKyard Wars?

[dolby2]

I want to be the guy that gets to dump alll the "junk" into the mall and watch little teenie boopers try to figure out what a fulcrum is good for, instead of spending 19 bucks on a Justin Timberlake CD.

Re:JUNKyard Wars?

[Evil Adrian]

oh come on, flamebait? someone was obviously offended. stop crying through your mascara and get over it, jeez

Re:Yeah but will they let you keep it?

[Anonymous Coward]

Seriously, this sounds like fun. Hey Junkyard Wars, over here in Reno, eh?!

You're Canadian?

Which stores will they unleash us in?

[ediron2]

To heck with attacking other robots, I wanna build a robot that I can turn loose into 'The Gap' and a few other choice targets.

Backyard Wars?

[genessy]

I notice they never get near Montana like so much else I'm interested in. We're a prime location guys! Almost every other hovel/trailer/dive/barn has their own junkyard in their front or back yard. Think about it!

Mallrats + Junkyard Wars =

[Chagatai]

That kid is on the escalator again!

Cathy: Today's competition is to knock a five year-old off a moveable staircase using no wheels and only gravity.

(Meanwhile, Silent Bob goes swinging by on a line thethered to the ceiling to knock the kid out.)

Re:Yeah but will they let you keep it?

[toygeek]

No but I know how to spell Canada.

C, eh, n, eh, d, eh.

Awesome

[mrpuffypants]

My college (UTA, in Arlington) is really big on engineering and such. As a lowly MIS major I need to make some engineering friends ASAP and bring them to this.

Step 4.....Profit!!!

But what the hell to use as building material

[StormyWeather]

Do they expect you to go around smashing up cash registers,soldering all that shit together with coat hanger wire, and then use burning bras from Victoria's Secret for fuel?

Maybe they can just use some of the hot air from the jewelry stores instead of burning undergarments.

Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a day.
Light a man on fire and he will be warm the rest of his life.

Re:But what the hell to use as building material

[Lumpy]

Do they expect you to go around smashing up cash registers,soldering all that shit together with coat hanger wire, and then use burning bras from Victoria's Secret for fuel?

Yes..... yes they do...

They were thrown out of the first mall stop they did after only one event when one of the contestants raided a radio-shack and a gander-mountian store and proceeded to build a napalm thrower onto his car to help knock out the competition.. Unfortunately it set the Abercrombie store on fire and the resulting stampede of preppie girls and boys fleeing caused several tragic trampling deaths in the food court...

Overall it's great!

Re:Not-so-junk yard wars

[Anonymous Coward]

As B.A.Barracus would say "I pity the fool who can't make a rocket launcher out of an old fridge"

Damn, no Albuquerque

[Indomitus]

Of course they're going straight from Dallas to LA, with no stop in Albuquerque. Since the freeway between those two cities goes right through here, maybe I'll be able to at least watch the trucks go by, a single tear streaming down my cheek.

Yeah, but...

[tinrobot]

They still get to saw cars in half...

Now THAT'S entertainment!

A Pathetic Attempt At Humor:

[Asprin]

Dear Slashdot,

What is this "Mall" thing you keep talking about. Is it like a Best Buy?

Sincerely,
Debbie Gibson Fan Club Member #1337

Woo Hoo!!!

[tmasman]

I finally get to sit in the middle of crap and try to make something out of nothing & make it work like what I'm trying to imitate is supposed to work!

Oh... wait...
That's what I do for a living...
(Network Admin for a small (50 Users) company with $0 IT budget)

At least this time I'll get to do something fun!
(They're coming to my town!!! Yipee! Arlington, TX)

~ tmasman

I don't have any junk to build things from

[noogle]

you insensitive clod!

Re:The real thing is much nicer

[Baron_Yam]

What is so special about a robot that you need to see it directly instead of on television?

;)

Re:funny..

[Anonymous Coward]

You people with the hard on for the Brit version only need to get lives or something. Sane, rational people simply enjoy both versions.

Besides, the American version had jet trikes. :-)

They already have a similar exhibit here...

[ZorMonkey]

...except they call it Pottery Barn. The junk doesnt do as much fun stuff though.

Re:Yeah but will they let you keep it?

[delus10n0]

No, they'll blow it up using cheesy special effects just to make you think it was destroyed. Then Henry Rollins will come out and laugh at your misfortune.

Oh wait, wrong show.