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by meancar
Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:12 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Other RR methods?
Replies: 33
Views: 21773

Re: Other RR methods?

Dang it! I thought I was on to something there...... I'll be crawling back under my rock now. :oops:
by meancar
Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:04 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Other RR methods?
Replies: 33
Views: 21773

Re: Other RR methods?

[quote="bloard"]Ok, so my head is spinning full-tilt now and the physics appear to say "no" as I expected, but: Warpspeed: To solve your riddle can you clue me in as to "when it's needed" is? I thought the object was to get the car to the rail ASAP. So my answer would b...
by meancar
Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:36 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Other RR methods?
Replies: 33
Views: 21773

Re: Other RR methods?

This is my first post in the pinewood derby section and I would like to start off by thanking everyone who contributes. I have been lurking for 3 years now and my son and I have been very successful thanks to this site. After reading these posts, I am trying to understand. This is the way I visualiz...
by meancar
Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:30 pm
Forum: Space Derby
Topic: And now, for somethingcompletely different.
Replies: 6
Views: 18608

Re: And now, for somethingcompletely different.

This is my first time posting, but I thought I would share what my son and I did with his rocket. We were building primarily for looks since we put so much into building his derby car for speed. I couldn't find many tips for building rockets, but I found some good info when searching for rubber band...