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Re: Fantastic Contraption
I did one with 0
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Re: Fantastic Contraption
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I did one with 0
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Same here, it wasn't very rewarding though.
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thats what i thought too.....
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Here is one I just did on "on a roll". It didn't take long but I'm still getting the hang of using chains and pulleys
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1310913
and yes, it does get to the finish....eventually
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Kevlar, I augmented your design a bit. use the non-directional wheels with a pulley to reduce friction and make it move:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1312098
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On all but five puzzles, I found a way to do it using 5 or fewer elements ... any idea how to do those simply? Or any of these more simply?
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Re: Fantastic Contraption
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Same URL...
Interestingly enough, some of what I came up with is very similar in design. Your favorite one is pretty neat, I'm tinkering with it now, very fun design!
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nice!
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fixed: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1311920
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Interestingly enough, some of what I came up with is very similar in design. Your favorite one is pretty neat, I'm tinkering with it now, very fun design!
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was totally accidental - was thinking I could use the weight of the big ball to catapult the target ball all the way over... it's much more interesting the way it turned out 
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awesome! I thought that might be possible!
(original post updated with these 'highscores'  )
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Turns out the front wheel isn't needed for Handling: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1325148
got it down from 7 to 6, but I feel like there's gotta be a better way
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