Part V
Hotshot
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From: Rochdale MA
I have built 2 VanDegraff generators for science fair projects. 1 in high school for a fair and 1 for my stepson Jeff's freshman science project. When I did Jeff's I made it into a kit so that he could reassemble it.
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From: VA
I prolly just shot a gun cuz it was hard to screw up! That sounds like I could screw that up real nice like, Jim!
Closest we ever got to electricity was the big ball that created static electricity and it went thru everyones hand around the room....that was pretty cool!
Im just glad I didnt kill myself when I installed the 200amp service in the barn here. No experience at all...installed meter box, load center, and 6 circuits! Passed rough in and final...I guess im not so accident prone these days!
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Closest we ever got to electricity was the big ball that created static electricity and it went thru everyones hand around the room....that was pretty cool!
Im just glad I didnt kill myself when I installed the 200amp service in the barn here. No experience at all...installed meter box, load center, and 6 circuits! Passed rough in and final...I guess im not so accident prone these days!
Im just glad I didnt kill myself when I installed the 200amp service in the barn here. No experience at all...installed meter box, load center, and 6 circuits! Passed rough in and final...I guess im not so accident prone these days!
Smokin
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I won that one too. My egg survived like 20 drops! Probly the egg drop and the CO2 cars were the only science projects I ever won.
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From: VA
I didnt take another shop class once out of middle school. I probably should have but then again I didnt take anything but one required class my senior year...now college was a different story!
Our teacher in shop class in 6th probably would have been glad to let us go 20 feet up and then push us off whatever we were on! He hated us!
Our teacher in shop class in 6th probably would have been glad to let us go 20 feet up and then push us off whatever we were on! He hated us!
Hotshot
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From: Sterling Heights,Mi
We did an egg drop contest too. Ours was fresman year of High School. We had one night to build a box with which to drop an egg into, unprotected, from a 20 foot drop. My box had a carburetor spring to create a false bottm, and padding in various consistencies.
I won that one too. My egg survived like 20 drops! Probly the egg drop and the CO2 cars were the only science projects I ever won.
I won that one too. My egg survived like 20 drops! Probly the egg drop and the CO2 cars were the only science projects I ever won.
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From: Wallingford, CT
Next year or year after I have to build a box that will let an egg survive a 3 story drop. I figure I'll get a larger box and suspend a smaller box in the middle with rubber bands. Then pad the inner box with marshmallows or something. From there I'd just need a can of blue paint and a can of white paint plus a FORD stencil. 
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From: Cut & Shoot, Texas
Hey y'all...what's going on at FTE?
I've been getting my *** kicked at work the last two days and haven't had time to get on. Thankfully tomorrow is Friday....
So what's on everyone's Super Bowl menus? I am cooking up all sorts of goodies.
Cris, cool on the volcano. I hope you take video. Carmen did a volcano a couple of years ago. It rocked! Hope Riley's goes well too.
Here's one for you to turn up. My buddy Cory Morrow. This is how we do it in Texas....
YouTube - Concan Show All Said and Done
I've been getting my *** kicked at work the last two days and haven't had time to get on. Thankfully tomorrow is Friday....
So what's on everyone's Super Bowl menus? I am cooking up all sorts of goodies.
Cris, cool on the volcano. I hope you take video. Carmen did a volcano a couple of years ago. It rocked! Hope Riley's goes well too.
Here's one for you to turn up. My buddy Cory Morrow. This is how we do it in Texas....
YouTube - Concan Show All Said and Done
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From: Brinklow Md
Bud Light is 4.9 or 4.8 IIRC, and normal Bud is 5.2. I thought you said you had "stronger" beer up there?
I wish I could do that lol, Ive been working full time since football ended my senior year. Most of my friends dont have to do anything and some times I wish I didnt have to either....but then again I wouldnt have a 7.3 lol
Good afternoon everyone!
Pretty slow in here today...... Not much going on here, just another boring day of the usual stuff. Going to the kids science fair in about an hour. Troy just took Chase out to look for a job and they only stopped at one place, I see him getting a job real soon that way. lol. Must be nice to be almost 19 and not have to do anything to help around the house or worry about a job......
Thanks for the butterfly email lastnight Mark. Pretty cool tattoo....
Pretty slow in here today...... Not much going on here, just another boring day of the usual stuff. Going to the kids science fair in about an hour. Troy just took Chase out to look for a job and they only stopped at one place, I see him getting a job real soon that way. lol. Must be nice to be almost 19 and not have to do anything to help around the house or worry about a job......
Thanks for the butterfly email lastnight Mark. Pretty cool tattoo....
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Smokin
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Next year or year after I have to build a box that will let an egg survive a 3 story drop. I figure I'll get a larger box and suspend a smaller box in the middle with rubber bands. Then pad the inner box with marshmallows or something. From there I'd just need a can of blue paint and a can of white paint plus a FORD stencil.
There were also other kids who made theirs too "bouncy" and the eggs would just bounce out and smash on the concrete.
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From: Wallingford, CT
It doesn't matter how hard or soft my interior padding is really. As long as there isn't any wiggle room between the egg and the padding it'll be ok.
Here's a drawing.
The idea is that when the box hits the rubber bands will stretch to absorb the impact. As long as the egg doesn't move around in its inner box it can't get smashed. The only problem will be making sure the bands are strong enough and making sure they don't bottom out. The whole box is dropped. The egg isn't dropped into a catching device.
Once I have it put together I can test it from 50+ feet in dad's manlift. It's only a 3rd story window it gets dropped out of for the test.
Here's a drawing.
The idea is that when the box hits the rubber bands will stretch to absorb the impact. As long as the egg doesn't move around in its inner box it can't get smashed. The only problem will be making sure the bands are strong enough and making sure they don't bottom out. The whole box is dropped. The egg isn't dropped into a catching device.
Once I have it put together I can test it from 50+ feet in dad's manlift. It's only a 3rd story window it gets dropped out of for the test.
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From: VA