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Kinetic Sculpture Race 2004

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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. These kinds of races are a lot of fun by Pvt_Waldo · · Score: 4, Informative

    For all of you in Oregon and there abouts, check out the da Vinci Days KSR event. It's coming up this summer in late July. It's been around since around 1993 and is going strong.

    These races (and the racers) are quite fun. A very entertaining group of artists, engineers, and nut cases :^)

  2. Re:Swedish trends by jasoncart · · Score: 4, Informative

    That would be a flugtag - http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com. There are others around the world.

  3. Re:Hilarious... by Craptastic+Weasel · · Score: 3, Informative

    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!"

    Actually, the kayakers are pulling the train cars, due to the "sculpture" breaking up when trying to be towed.

    I would offer some scorn about reading the article, but I, sigh, am not new here.

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  4. More photos by Hawke · · Score: 4, Informative
    A friend of mine took quite a few more pictures, but only at the mud pit and the second water trap.

    Link here

  5. Californian's and others in the west by Schlaegel · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have been going to the grand daddy of all Kinetic Sculpture Races for a few years. It is in the fine north-west; Arcata to be exact.

    Go check it out (May 29-31) if you want to see some home grown hilarious technology. The sculptors are bizarre and have to do some amazing feats!

  6. Re:Good lord by gatkinso · · Score: 2, Informative

    The debris was pieces of the other scupltures.

    Not that Baltimore Harbor isn't as dank as water gets on this planet.

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  7. Re:...mud-crawling, sea-slogging,.. by Kenja · · Score: 3, Informative
    "Slimy things with legs? Damn, did I miss Coleridgepalooza again?"

    The very deep did rot: O Christ!
    That ever this should be!
    Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs
    Upon the slimy sea.

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  8. Boulder, Colorado Kinetics are this weekend by xmas2003 · · Score: 5, Informative
    FYI FWIW: This type of event has been around for a long-time here in Boulder, Colorado. It was originally scheduled for last weekend, but the weather was marginal - should be a pretty glorious sunny 70+ degree day for this weekend though. You can read more about it at the Boulder Kinetics Webpage.

    Should be a lot more fun than watching my grass grow! ;-)

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  9. I know they have one in Boulder, CO by Snoobs · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.kbco.com/kinetics/

    is the link to the kinetics race they have in Boulder. Its not so much about science as it is about getting super wasted and a sun burn and a hangover to show for it.

    peace.

  10. Link Borked by mekkab · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think you meant Flugtag.

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