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2.6 Ton Pinball Machine

Posted by michael on from the tilt dept.

nmoog writes "Heres something you don't see everyday - The Southtyrol-game is an 11 metre, 2.6 tonne pinball "style" machine. Its intention? 'Provide an ironic and entertaining demonstration of how the advent of tourism shaped the landscape and economic habits in the small Italian province of Southtyrol.' And powered by Linux to boot. Um, as well."

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  1. Yes But by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it run Windows .NET framework, Compact Edition?

  2. This looks great and all... by phraktyl · · Score: 4, Funny

    But at "11 metres long" and with "16 user operated levers", not to mention two steps going from one side to the other, multiball is going to suck.

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    1. Re:This looks great and all... by Snoopy77 · · Score: 4, Funny

      But at "11 metres long" and with "16 user operated levers", not to mention two steps going from one side to the other, multiball is going to suck.

      Never have 8 friends enjoyed weight training as much as when this game goes into multiball mode.

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    2. Re:This looks great and all... by fireman+sam · · Score: 2, Funny

      Quoth the poster:
      "Never have 8 friends enjoyed weight training as much as when this game goes into multiball mode."

      This is slashdot, as if anyone here would have 8 friends.

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    3. Re:This looks great and all... by SlamMan · · Score: 3, Funny

      Or do weight training.

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    4. Re:This looks great and all... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      or had multiple balls.

    5. Re:This looks great and all... by Bullet-Dodger · · Score: 3, Funny

      Or... have as much... as when... damnit all the good ones are taken.

  3. TILT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You need a major hernia operation.

  4. Hot damn... by Kedisar · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's NO tilting this bitch.

  5. Well ... by phoxix · · Score: 2, Funny
    It sure looks more like a nice piece of art to me ...

    Sunny Dubey

  6. Overheard conversation by miyako · · Score: 5, Funny

    Teo: Hey benno putting those large pictures and divx movies on the site was a great idea!
    Benno: Yes, now the world can see how cool this thing is
    Teo: Hmm, the server seems a little slow
    Benno: Oh, it looks like we've been posted on slashdot, I expected as much, seeing as we are using linux
    Teo: ...and you still put all those pictures and videos on the site?
    Benno: Yep
    Teo: *SLAP!*

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  7. 11 metres long? Tourists not wanted by iamhassi · · Score: 4, Funny
    so you hit the ball, then watch it bounce around for an hour before getting back to the flippers?

    talk about getting your quarter's worth.

    "In this movie the ball travels past a flock of noisy sheep which, not by coincidence, are very much like the herds of tourists that populate the ski resorts."

    Doesn't sound like the tourists are wanted, strange considering the game is "located at the Touriseum, a museum dedicated to the history of tourism in the province of Southtyrol". When I hit the ball do I hear "Tourists suck!" and "Tourists go home!"?

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  8. Not so long ago..... by oliverthered · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not so long ago, before the 'torists' came the population of Southtyrol were poor, probably didn't know what day of the week it was, but self sufficient.

    then they came, with prommise of all the great things to come, but now the inhabitants of Southtyrol are over run by forign invaders and will never be able to return to there peacefull way of life.

    Multiball activated.

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  9. which does it have? by NumLk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Balls of Steel or Big Brass Balls

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  10. New rallying cry for art geeks by shut_up_man · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Your 2.6 tonne art installation is not complete until it has Linux doing something unexpectedly funky in it."

  11. New lyrics by "The Who" by Judg3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ever since I was a young boy,
    I've played the silver ball.
    From Soho down to Brighton
    I must have played them all.
    But I ain't seen nothing like it
    In any amusement hall...
    That two point six ton machine
    Sure ain't no damn pin ball !

    Horrible quick parody of "The Who"s song Pinball Wizard.

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  12. Can you imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    a Beowulf cluster of these?

    You thought it, but only I had the courage to say it.

  13. Did you look at the pictures? by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did you look at the pictures?

    It looks like Jabba the Hutt attempting intercourse with Shelob the Spider.

  14. Re:Mirror by g0at · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ooooh a deft karma-doubling trick. :)

    Can I try too?

    Here is the mirror.

    There, I even "added value" to the HREF. heh.

    -b

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