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Kinetic Sculpture Race 2004
YetAnotherName writes "Tom Jones again has coverage and eye-candy of the 2004 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race where engineers and artists come together, with tongues firmly in cheeks, to create land-riding, mud-crawling, sea-slogging, human-powered works of art. Amongst the winners were the Cirque de Sore Legs and La Kafkaracha."
About to make an appearance is the "flying Slashdotted webserver in pain". Is very mobile without the need of human kinetics, but the sys-admins are behind it running like mad to catch up with it. Its burnt wiring and electrical shocks are bound to impress the judges!
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
... an 18y old female running on the beach!
Pretty ingenious creations. Check out the pictures of the human powered amphibious 3-car train and the poor kayakers they are about to mow down. "Johnson! Paddle faster, that damn train is gaining on us!"
Damn. The guy went from Vegas heartthrob to nerdy kinetic sculpture race guy.
That's pretty cool and all, but it's mostly just guys who've dressed up their bikes. I was thinking more literally that the competition had the people actually sculpt something while racing. The winner would be determined by combining the race time with sculpture which would be judged separately. Maybe next year.
There are more kinds of nerds than computer nerds and robot-wars nerds. There are engineer nerds, art nerds, etc. This was a fun event which combined engineering, art, and good old-fashioned wackiness. Expand your horizons, man!
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
Is it just me or did others see all the crap floating in the water? I mean I'd make damn sure that my machine is going to float. Just take a look at "One Beer Short of a Six-Pack"'s drivers face as he's entering the water. I think they captured the exact moment when he realized he was in trouble :)
That aside, what a neat idea, some of the designs are pretty interesting. However I would have just loved to see videos of that pink poodle going in the drink.
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Never rub another man's rhubarb - The Joker
Slimy things with legs? Damn, did I miss Coleridgepalooza again?
In Soviet Rush, today's Tom Sawyer gets high on you.
The Baltimore Lab School Art Department submitted The Berserker, this Viking-themed sculpture. Tragically, just outside Hooter's on the Inner Harbor about 4 miles into the race, one of their axles broke on a rut, and they could not continue the race aboard their sculpture. Was this an accident, or an "accident"? You decide!
Tom Jones again has coverage and eye-candy of the 2004 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race where engineers and artists come together, with tongues firmly in cheeks, to create land-riding, mud-crawling, sea-slogging, human-powered works of art.
Come to think of it, this is kind of unusual. zing!
If I remember correctly...
This one gang kept wanting me to join cause I'm pretty good with a bo staff.
... an 81y old male running on the beach!
One should read the rules:
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http://www.kineticsculpturerace.org/rulez/index
Which are very strict:
2.01a: Since mothers are discouraged from running alongside, racers must carry a comforting item of Psychological Luxury no smaller than a restaurant coffee cup at all times. An old security blanket (your "binkie", or whatever you called it!), a soft teddy-bear or sock doll will suffice. "Teddy Bears" are highly recommended or an unreasonable facsimile thereof.
9.00:
In case of sunshine, the race shall be run anyway.
9.01 MOM RULE:
If a Pilot is pregnant and in labor, that Pilot may be excused for a reasonable length of time (an hour or so) without penalty. However, the Pilot must return with a gloss 8 X 10 color photo for publicity purposes. The baby may then be carried as a passenger in the Barnacle Category for one leg of the course.