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gary fong is now a member of Rube Makers of Northern California
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Susan Mittmann added a blog post
Is it okay to build (attach to) a 3' by 4' wooden base (a flat board) to make it easier to carry this around? I guess we could tape together several sheets of cardboard for a base, but I'm going to have to transport this in the rain (for a group of…
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I would really like to figure out how to unwind a balloon very slowly - one idea I have is a heavy weight on a long string. But I haven't found any toys with heavy weights. Or maybe unwind the top of the balloon and keep the hole stationary. That co…
January 18
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January 14
John Steele commented on John Steele's blog post 'Acceptable items'
It's a pen that looks like a rocket, with the Wired magazine logo on it. Press a button and it opens up into a useable pen. Very cool. They were being given away at the Wired Science booth last year and I very much doubt you can buy them anywhere.
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Laura Reeve is now a member of Rube Makers of Northern California
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Can I use some of the cheap promotional items picked up at the 2009 Maker Faire?
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Jill at playingatlearning added a blog post
We really appreciate the folks that have been patient with us while we had 17 FIRST LEGO League tournaments happening throughout the fall.... our attention (and our own machine making) can now start to be focused on the Rube Goldberg Competition com…
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Susan Mittmann

wooden base?

Is it okay to build (attach to) a 3' by 4' wooden base (a flat board) to make it easier to carry this around? I guess we could tape together several sheets of cardboard for a base, but I'm going to have to transport this in the rain (for a group of Girl Scouts to work on at meetings), and I'd rather it be sturdy.

Posted by Susan Mittmann on January 26, 2010 at 12:49pm — 1 Comment

Jill at playingatlearning

How to unwind balloon slowly....

I would really like to figure out how to unwind a balloon very slowly - one idea I have is a heavy weight on a long string. But I haven't found any toys with heavy weights. Or maybe unwind the top of the balloon and keep the hole stationary. That could be doable with some erector set type of building metal (make a type of girdle for the balloon). Ideas? What do you think?

Posted by Jill at playingatlearning on January 18, 2010 at 10:03pm

John Steele

Acceptable items

Can I use some of the cheap promotional items picked up at the 2009 Maker Faire?

Posted by John Steele on January 10, 2010 at 8:11am — 3 Comments

Jill at playingatlearning

Some clarifications and rulings...

We really appreciate the folks that have been patient with us while we had 17 FIRST LEGO League tournaments happening throughout the fall.... our attention (and our own machine making) can now start to be focused on the Rube Goldberg Competition Challenge coming up this May!

Here are some answers to questions.

1) Height limits. Hmm... We only have the practical one of safety in general and that we need to fit in a random building in the San Mateo fairground exhibit halls (probably lowes… Continue

Posted by Jill at playingatlearning on December 20, 2009 at 1:30pm

KronoNaut

Location?

Do you need to reside in N. Ca to participate?

Posted by KronoNaut on June 6, 2009 at 5:44pm — 3 Comments

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