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Kinetic Sculpture Race 2004

Posted by timothy on from the get-your-life-vest-on dept.

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."

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  1. Late Entry! by FortKnox · · Score: 4, Funny

    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!

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
  2. The very best kinetic sculpture... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... an 18y old female running on the beach!

    1. Re:The very best kinetic sculpture... by Adriax · · Score: 4, Funny

      As with all art you can't just look at the very basics.
      Wether the artwork includes a cloth medium or not is a big factor, as is the total amount of material used for the sculpture. Too much, and you go from breath taking to nauseating.

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  3. Tom Jones? by Nick+of+NSTime · · Score: 5, Funny
    Tom Jones again has coverage and eye-candy

    Damn. The guy went from Vegas heartthrob to nerdy kinetic sculpture race guy.

  4. Re:Did even one of those floats run linux? by MrBlackBand · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

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  5. Good lord by evil-osm · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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  6. Breakdown? by chalco · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

  7. Re:Red Bull gives you wings...sort of. by potus98 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I remember correctly...

    • Designed by amateurs...
    • Built by volunteers...
    • Piloted by the extremely brave...
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    This one gang kept wanting me to join cause I'm pretty good with a bo staff.