You say no one takes auto manufacturers to task for their failings. My '99 Hyundai Accent (sweet ride, I know you're jealous) had a class action suit brought because they misrepresented the horsepower of the vehicle at 99hp, when it was really 96hp. I got a "settlement" of a hundred bucks or so. People can and DO take these companies to task for seemingly minor infractions. If you don't, it only allows them to get away with more.
Uh, your numbers create perverse incentives. Break 1 million and get 10%, if you had kept it under just by a bit you'd get 33%. That's not an incentive for the lawyer to do better. While I'm all for intelligent limits, you can't impose something that encourages people to do worse for the person(s) they are trying to serve if you give them more money.
I used some laminated countertop material (fairly cheap) that I got from the home depot. For that kind of hardware use two that come pre mitered to make a kind of v shape, add some 2x4's and or 2X6's to make a base I made mine like a tressel table. The only tools I used were a drill, circular saw, couple screwdrivers, and a hammer and chisel. Took me a lazy weekend to put together, and has survived for 5 years and counting. Looks pretty cool too..
axles and rubber bands, what kind of fun is that?
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I just recently entered a robotic combat competition, in a 1lb antweight class, and decided the perfect thing to build the chassis drivetrain and steering was legos. Much to my dismay my previous vault of them had vanished inexplicably from my parents house. I went to all of the local toy stores looking for some technic sets like the good old days when they actully had some gears in em....no luck. Seems they are more interested in holding their creations together with axles and rubber bands. I shudder to think what my kids are gonna wind up with...before you had to use your brain to make anything, now you put together two pieces and you have a boat, what kind of fun and challenge is that?
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You say no one takes auto manufacturers to task for their failings. My '99 Hyundai Accent (sweet ride, I know you're jealous) had a class action suit brought because they misrepresented the horsepower of the vehicle at 99hp, when it was really 96hp. I got a "settlement" of a hundred bucks or so. People can and DO take these companies to task for seemingly minor infractions. If you don't, it only allows them to get away with more.
Uh, your numbers create perverse incentives. Break 1 million and get 10%, if you had kept it under just by a bit you'd get 33%. That's not an incentive for the lawyer to do better. While I'm all for intelligent limits, you can't impose something that encourages people to do worse for the person(s) they are trying to serve if you give them more money.
I used some laminated countertop material (fairly cheap) that I got from the home depot. For that kind of hardware use two that come pre mitered to make a kind of v shape, add some 2x4's and or 2X6's to make a base I made mine like a tressel table. The only tools I used were a drill, circular saw, couple screwdrivers, and a hammer and chisel. Took me a lazy weekend to put together, and has survived for 5 years and counting. Looks pretty cool too..
I just recently entered a robotic combat competition, in a 1lb antweight class, and decided the perfect thing to build the chassis drivetrain and steering was legos. Much to my dismay my previous vault of them had vanished inexplicably from my parents house. I went to all of the local toy stores looking for some technic sets like the good old days when they actully had some gears in em....no luck. Seems they are more interested in holding their creations together with axles and rubber bands. I shudder to think what my kids are gonna wind up with...before you had to use your brain to make anything, now you put together two pieces and you have a boat, what kind of fun and challenge is that?