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Duncan

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Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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This show is a classic. 2 teams get 10 hours and a scrapyard to build something for a challenge.

tonight's example was they had to create a vehicle that could turn into a bowling ball. the guys that chopped up the fiat and built 10" high wheels by cutting hundreds of slits into some box section and welding them up again in a circle.

then there was the day they had to hurl cars on the ice.

or the submarines

or the walking cars

or the dune buggies

or the hovercraft

or the formula race cars

etc etc

its great to watch the engineering challenges, creative solutions, and how quickly they have to resolve them

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i used to watch in on foxtel, bloody awesome show, love seeing what they can build out of basically nothing except scrap steel, some amazing engineering that goes n when you really look at what they achieve

GTRgeoff Grand Master

GTRgeoff

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I've watched a few times Duncan. Not been overly impressed, but then they do usually choose contestants for these kinds of shows for entertainment instead of capability. Just hasn't really caught my interest mate. Maybe it's the Poms :(

Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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yeah and to get enough momentum to roll in the first place. good solution from the guys mounting a weight at 2o clock. the girls really didnt think it through - it just skidded along on the wheels instead of turning :blush:

W0rp3D Grand Master

W0rp3D

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have you noticed how in some episodes they need things that are somewhat specific to what they are building (not something you would normaly find in a wreckers) but they find then nicely placed on top of a pile of rubbish?

Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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damn straight - very suspicious. In particular the big blue boat that turned up this week when they had to build a rowing machine. And how often useful motorbikes and properly running car engines turn up.

but I'm OK if they do cheat with that - its the creative stuff that I like. In the rowing machines for instance 2 totally different solutions to the same problem (although one owkred heaps better than the other)

paulr33 Grand Master

paulr33

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yeah i watch it

and downloaded the episodes from your local bit torrent source

it used to be junkyard wars when it was on foxtel in australia

its a great show - heaps of fun and some good hack jobs to solve wierd mechanical problems

W0rp3D Grand Master

W0rp3D

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tonight was a "best of" show....on a friday.....I suspect we have seen the last episode for a long time :thumbsup:

mother f**kers

although i have downloaded the first 2 seasons.

running out of things to download, need new shows

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