Comments | mattp: A weekend of SCIENCE!

mattp

A weekend of SCIENCE!

Mar 11, 2010 11:25

I have a plan. Though I say "science", it'll probably just end up with a few of us larking about.
What are you guys doing over the Easter weekend - Good Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday (2nd-5th April).

Inspired by OK Go's latest music video, I wish to make a Rube Goldberg machineI have the space in which to build it - there's an old pigeon house ( Read more... )

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ciphergoth March 11 2010, 11:45:21 UTC

The link to the video is missing the http:// at the beginning...

mattp March 11 2010, 11:48:53 UTC

Fixed - thanks.

sheeshkebab March 11 2010, 11:49:04 UTC

Is a RG machine a bit like the old Mouse trap board game?

mattp March 11 2010, 11:49:34 UTC

Yes, pretty much. Come! It'll be fun.

sheeshkebab March 11 2010, 11:55:39 UTC

Will check shifts Matt, might see you there!

valkyriekaren March 11 2010, 12:11:20 UTC

I'd have said Heath Robinson device - I've never heard it called anything else. Wikipedia tells me that practically every nationality/culture has its own term for ludicrously baroque mechanical contraptions.

karohemd March 11 2010, 12:30:42 UTC

Oh, that sounds brill. I don't think I have much usable things but I'll have a rummage (hm, an old tea "sock" comes to mind that could be used for catching a ball or something).
Easter is usually my time off everything, both to relax and also because travelling is ususally a pain so I'll probably only be there on the Sunday.
If I don't come up with many contribution ideas, I'd be more than happy to take some photos. Possibly even video, if I decide to get a Flip, after all. My G10 compact sadly only takes SD vids, not HD.

I assume we'd be breaking for Dr. Who? ;)

Main email addy is karohemd at yahoo dot com.

aster13 March 11 2010, 13:03:29 UTC

Ooh, that sounds rather fun. I would rather like to join you for at least some of that :)
Will PM you my contact details.