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Old 08-20-2008, 08:25 PM   #341 (permalink)
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Came up with this cool design today... a bipedal walker!!

Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game

And here's a variation on it... a Dino!

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Old 08-20-2008, 08:55 PM   #342 (permalink)
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Here's my contribution to the "green" designs.

Big Ball Power
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Old 08-20-2008, 09:56 PM   #343 (permalink)
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Here's my contribution to the "green" designs.

Big Ball Power


Here's mine

Big Ball, 2 Green Pieces
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Old 08-20-2008, 09:59 PM   #344 (permalink)
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Old 08-20-2008, 11:03 PM   #345 (permalink)
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Nice! I'm guessing that took a bit of trial and error to get the positioning down.

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A little help from our friend gravity

More fun with gravity
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Old 08-21-2008, 02:48 AM   #346 (permalink)
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Came up with this cool design today... a bipedal walker!!

Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game

And here's a variation on it... a Dino!

Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
I'm totally digging Dino.. Would love to see how he does agains the wall and stairs...
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Old 08-21-2008, 02:50 AM   #347 (permalink)
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be patient it will work, it takes about a minute

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Old 08-21-2008, 06:55 AM   #348 (permalink)
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Nice! I'm guessing that took a bit of trial and error to get the positioning down.

Here's more green power:

A little help from our friend gravity

More fun with gravity
How about not touching the ground before victory? 3 pieces: Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
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Old 08-21-2008, 07:03 AM   #349 (permalink)
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Some more:
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My Rube Goldberg machine:
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Scissors lift (not very good)
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Car bomb (it DOES win after about 30 sec)
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Old 08-21-2008, 08:58 AM   #350 (permalink)
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i made this yesterday. looks like a carnival ride. Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
I especially like the starting gate that only lets one ball through at a time. Simple but functional.
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Old 08-21-2008, 09:08 AM   #351 (permalink)
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why build a bridge, when you can just go over the hole

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Because bridges are easy.

Bridge the Gap

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Old 08-21-2008, 10:18 AM   #352 (permalink)
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How about not touching the ground before victory? 3 pieces: Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
Or you could stop the puck in the goal.

Unroll.
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Old 08-21-2008, 12:15 PM   #353 (permalink)
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be patient it will work, it takes about a minute

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Here, now it takes less time

EDIT: oops... posted the wrong link... here:

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Old 08-22-2008, 10:58 AM   #354 (permalink)
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A green solution with 3 pieces and the object stays in the goal area:
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:42 PM   #355 (permalink)
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Here was my scissor lift: Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
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Old 08-23-2008, 07:58 PM   #356 (permalink)
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My Level 21 (new) Solution: Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
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Old 08-28-2008, 02:30 AM   #357 (permalink)
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A little bit simpler solution to U-turn

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Old 08-28-2008, 05:48 AM   #358 (permalink)
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Very nice. (But the point of my solution wasn't efficiency.)
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Old 08-28-2008, 08:57 AM   #359 (permalink)
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One less wheel:
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how about a couple less. Two wheels + object wheel.

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