Post B0M48wDWkLPctXzScK by scruss@xoxo.zone
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(DIR) Post #B0M3A380RAxOfFNFPU by scruss@xoxo.zone
2025-11-18T00:33:01Z
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reminiscence: The late Prof Heinz Wolff disagreed with my application of elastic bands in a high school spinoff of "The Great Egg Race" organized by the not remotely amusingly-named Smallpeice Trust. He was right, naturally.
(DIR) Post #B0M3A4gQeg5PUIUFhg by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-18T01:31:00Z
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@scruss I entered the schools challenge for that when I was in Salisbury. Didn't get very far.What did ya do? Rubber band rocket?
(DIR) Post #B0M48wDWkLPctXzScK by scruss@xoxo.zone
2025-11-18T01:43:04Z
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@vik rubber-band powered car that had to carry an egg 10 metres in the fastest time.Ours was shit.
(DIR) Post #B0M9JuyODD85zaxsTQ by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-18T02:41:06Z
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@scrussWe had to make ours climb up a string. I got just over a metre. The winner buggered off into the ceiling.
(DIR) Post #B0M9u9eD877HvhnzU0 by scruss@xoxo.zone
2025-11-18T02:47:38Z
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@vik Little Bobby Wizardson could be a right smug git...
(DIR) Post #B0M9yjzzuzI9pWBOs4 by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-18T02:48:24Z
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@scruss They're all smug until their backpack spontaneously ignites.
(DIR) Post #B0MA8pUQMHzhksE1ZI by scruss@xoxo.zone
2025-11-18T02:50:17Z
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@vik you were seen nowhere near the alleged event
(DIR) Post #B0MAHRR1ACYxkwjqOe by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-18T02:51:51Z
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@scruss Nope. The alleged fuse was sufficiently long. Allegedly. Whoever.