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The World's Largest Scavenger Hunt Returns

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-haven't-found-what-i'm-looking-for dept.

mresolver writes "University of Chicago students have once again emerged from the library after a long winter to participate in the world's largest scavenger hunt. The multiple day event is famous for the working breeder reactor that students managed to build during the 1999 hunt. This year, the official list (PDF) includes a superconductor, working wood refrigerator, hot air balloon made to Montgolfier specifications, one-way funhouse mirror, and a walk-in Kaleidoscope."

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  1. Spoilers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The goal this time is to build a working Atari 2600 from everyday household objects.

  2. The 2006 first annual Slashdot scavenger hunt by Centurix · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. 2 lines of source code from Duke Nukem Forever
    2. DNA From a) Bill Gates b) Linus Torvalds c) Larry Ellison
    3. 1 Site which can withstand a force 10 slashdot effect (Not a search engine)
    4. Someone who can actually write IAAL
    5. Used items belonging to the goatse man
    6. 3 pounds of lime green duct tape
    7. 1 pound of Sillier Putty (tm)
    8. 1 Signed Microsoft UAT
    9. A travelling salesman who understands non-deterministic polynomial time
    10. A girlfriend

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    1. Re:The 2006 first annual Slashdot scavenger hunt by CortoMaltese · · Score: 5, Funny
      1. 2 lines of source code from Duke Nukem Forever

      /* Duke Nukem Forever
      Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 3D Realms */
  3. Re:What? by nerdguy0 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    They have a book bound in human skin (#143). Skin is an organ, right?

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  4. F***ing by floki · · Score: 5, Funny

    11. That Fucking road sign.

    Poor people of Fucking, Austria (Europe). As if they didn't have enough tourists stealing their sign. At least it has become harder to steal now:

    ... In August 2005 the road signs were replaced with theft-proof signs welded to steel and secured in cement to make the signs harder to take. ...

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