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Robotic Wellington Boot Thrower

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the too-much-time-on-feet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A long established "sport" in the UK is that of welly wanging or seeing how far you can throw a wellington boot. Scientists at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth have built a robotic arm to perform this task, using an engine from a concrete mixer, and a gearbox from a Citroen along with several computers."

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  1. Violates the purity of the sport by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Welly-wanging used to MEAN something, man!!!!

    -Eric

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    1. Re:Violates the purity of the sport by legoburner · · Score: 3, Funny

      Welly wanging has been going downhill ever since the steroids scandal of the late 70s, not to mention the polyurethene scandal of the mid 80s. Sure, I'll grant you the 90s were ok, but we will never see an event like the 1962 all-stars challenge again.

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    2. Re:Violates the purity of the sport by clickclickdrone · · Score: 4, Funny

      The 90's were when the Mornington Crescent rules were subsumed in to the Welly Wanging ones and if you think *that* was OK then I'll have to ask you step outside.
      Anyway, I'll start with Holborn. Over to you.

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  2. Microsoft Update by Red+Jesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    In related news, Microsoft announced the development of a robotic chair-thrower to be bundled with Windows Vista.

  3. Robotic wanger by ciaohound · · Score: 4, Funny

    A team has taken an engine from a concrete mixer and a gearbox from a Citroen 2CV and devised the robotic "wanger"

    And then Lister and Rimmer attached it to Kryten and showed him how to enjoy the delights of the space brothel.

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  4. Well at least it is conclusive by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 4, Funny
    Slashdotters, please no jokes about how boring life must be in England if chucking a boot passes for sport. There are some redeeming qualities for this sport and one can guess how it got to be established.

    In England they play this infernal thing called cricket. Some two guys take turns to face a red ball that is chucked from some 22 yards away surrounded by some 11 players and two umpires. It goes on and on for some three days. They break every hour for drinks, and then take a lunch break and a tea break. Then they take a rest day. Then they all come back and continue the damn thing for two more days. One would think it has long enough and they will have a winner at the end. But the most common result after five days is, get it, a DRAW .

    Fans, or monorons who paid good money and their time watch this farce pretending to be a sport, threw whatever they had in their hands at the players and the umpires out of frustration and one guy managed to hit the umpire with a well aimed wellington boot. Thus was born the great sport of well chucking. Say what you will about it. The contest is over quickly and the winner is declared. Take that you fanboys of MCC.

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  5. and this is why... by jense · · Score: 3, Funny

    We are no longer a British colony. And why we invented baseball.

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    1. Re:and this is why... by Macthorpe · · Score: 3, Informative

      Yes. Invented.

      You didn't, say, just steal the concept of rounders at all.

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  6. Re:Incomplete story.. by Wornstrom · · Score: 3, Funny

    I gather it's some kind of robotic trebootchet

  7. Re:Why the lord is not my shepherd by Grab · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nah - amateur. I can tell you're not a Brit, an Aussie or a Kiwi! ;-)

    For the uninitiated: You wear the wellies. You put the sheep's hind-legs into the wellies. The sheep then can't escape.

    Velcro gloves are another useful extra. Allegedly.

    And apparently it's better done at the edge of a cliff - the sheep tends to push back more. Again allegedly.

    Grab.