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COMMUNITY : LAUNCH IT! CHALLENGE


Launch It Prize?

Hey guys,

What should we give away as a prize for a Launch It! contest? Toss out some ideas- we particularly like to give away tools. I may use or ignore your suggestions upon whim. ;D

This is a sort of a medium-sized short challenge; details very soon.

ETA: Launch It! Contest Info

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drinkmorecoffee says: Aug 14, 2007. 1:48 PM
Coffee. You should give away freshly roasted coffee. I know of someone who could sponsor a contest or sell it to you at cost.... Just PM me. That would be the best prize. :-P
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Berkin in reply to drinkmorecoffeeJan 13, 2009. 5:30 PM
LOL
superasian33 says: Sep 1, 2007. 7:53 PM
50mw?!?!? that sucks try a 250mw, although the color doesn't really matter
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TeacherOfTheWays says: Aug 27, 2007. 7:28 PM
I think the prize should be a 50mw green laser, THOSE THINGS ARE AWESOME!!!
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bedbugg2 says: Aug 27, 2007. 3:18 PM
would a bow be suited for this challenge (i havent entered one before on instructables)
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canida (author) in reply to bedbugg2Aug 27, 2007. 3:26 PM
Yes, it certainly would!
Entry info is here; just make sure to put up a short demo video showing off your finished product!
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bedbugg2 in reply to canidaAug 27, 2007. 3:28 PM
exellent il start tomorrow,thx canida
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Kiteman says: Aug 14, 2007. 9:09 AM
Launch what? Some advance hints about the contest would help us ... prepare.

Maybe the prize should be relevant - if you're launching a boat, make it a Victorinox Skipper or Helmsman. If it's launching aircraft, they do one with a bilt-in Altimeter

Tools... I already have a Leatherman, how about a toolbelt? Sew on an Instructables patch somewhere prominent (one of my patches is on the overall jacket I wear in the shed).

Or maybe one of Make's kits?
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CameronSS in reply to KitemanAug 14, 2007. 4:57 PM
Oh, don't worry about winning the Juice...Just have it engraved with CameronSS and ship it to me...I'll take good care of it...
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Kiteman in reply to CameronSSAug 14, 2007. 5:09 PM
Yeh, right...

If I win (and I haven't even entered yet!), I've got two boys - #2 son has decided to be a Maker (have you seen his castle?), and #1 son wants his first proper knife for scouts.

I might just get it engraved "Daddy's spare knife, hands off!" =D
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CameronSS in reply to KitemanAug 14, 2007. 6:51 PM
Yes, I saw the amazing castle..I commented on it, and you responded! I guess 39 is old... :-)
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Kiteman in reply to CameronSSAug 15, 2007. 6:11 AM
>harumpf<
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Kiteman in reply to KitemanAug 14, 2007. 9:41 AM
Launch...

Either a floating thing or a flying thing....

It's either a boat, a plane or a rocket.

Rats - I've already done my most original 'plane, and my rocket. I'll have to come up with a boat, then...

Unless it's a cannon?

Oh, come on Canida, let us knoooowwwww!
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fungus amungus in reply to KitemanAug 14, 2007. 12:18 PM
It's not about floating. Sow with that is there something along the lines of a tool and going airborne that you can think of? wow, it's hard to tpe on a moving bus..
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bedbugg2 in reply to fungus amungusAug 27, 2007. 3:20 PM
unless it was a rocket boat :P
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Kiteman in reply to fungus amungusAug 14, 2007. 12:57 PM
(Are in on the challenge, FaM? Go on, tell me what it is, I won't spread it, promise)
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fungus amungus in reply to KitemanAug 14, 2007. 1:54 PM
Oh yeah, there is a reason that I know things that's never been said on the forums. I should address that.
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Kiteman in reply to fungus amungusAug 14, 2007. 2:59 PM
Go on, then...
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whatsisface in reply to KitemanAug 14, 2007. 3:11 PM
It would seem the winner gets a leatherman like yours. Going from your pics, they're pretty awesome
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Kiteman in reply to fungus amungusAug 14, 2007. 12:25 PM
The Parachutist. - it has a blade to cut your webbing off when you're hanging from a tree.
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canida (author) says: Aug 14, 2007. 2:52 PM
Check it out.
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Brennn10 says: Aug 13, 2007. 9:34 PM
One of the Swissbits? Those things are pretty cool. Some have a USB Flash Drive, Laser pointers... OH i KNOW! The 82 in 1 Swiss army knife!
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Tool Using Animal says: Aug 13, 2007. 9:26 PM
Hand tools; A Lie Neilsen block plane, an adz or drawknife, of course someone could really mess themselves up with those two.
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Brennn10 says: Aug 13, 2007. 9:17 PM
Subscription to magazine, I like Weissenburgers idea of a soldering station and set. A prize related to the contest? Leatherman tool as a last resort if there isn't anything better. (Though with the Leatherman's; anyone would be content with one)
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Weissensteinburg says: Aug 13, 2007. 7:48 PM
How about a tool box? Soldering Iron Dremel Spanx Nail Gun Spear gun
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Bran in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 13, 2007. 8:02 PM
A custom-engraved Dremel.........sweet.
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Weissensteinburg in reply to BranAug 13, 2007. 8:11 PM
I would have them match the font, and engrave "icious" right after "Dremel"
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Bran in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 13, 2007. 8:14 PM
Mmm, Dremelicious. Silky smooth.... cuts.
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Easy Button in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 13, 2007. 7:49 PM
spear gun?? the kind you fish with?
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Weissensteinburg in reply to Easy ButtonAug 13, 2007. 7:51 PM
Who said anything about fish? =]
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Easy Button in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 13, 2007. 7:55 PM
well my uncle once had a spear gun and said that he shot fish under water in Hawaii but what do you mean?
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Weissensteinburg in reply to Easy ButtonAug 13, 2007. 8:10 PM
People. Bears. Wild Bobcats.
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TeacherOfTheWays in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 24, 2007. 3:22 PM
lol
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Easy Button in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 13, 2007. 8:12 PM
ohh
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Bran says: Aug 13, 2007. 7:15 PM
May I first say, just this contest's name sounds awesome! Because I'm new, and haven't won any prizes yet, even stickers would make my day. A Leatherman, that'd rock my world. Heck, I think I'm privileged to just enter the contest alone. I'm sure that any tools (hammers, screwdrivers) that are custom or custom engraved would make people happy. I'm not sure what all those fancy laser cutters can do, or if it's within budgets and all that. I also don't know all the tools that people here use. I'd say that, though, the prizes (if possible) should be related to the contest, like how y'all gave away a stapler for the Office Supplies Challenge, and now a commuter bike and solar panels for the Go Green! Contest. By the way, details are coming soon, but when you say short, are you talking a 1-week speed contest? Or perhaps a bit longer? Thanks. Ignore the above at will. ;-)
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canida (author) in reply to BranAug 13, 2007. 7:27 PM
You're thinking along the right lines, but I'm looking for suggestions!!! A bit longer.
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Bran in reply to canidaAug 13, 2007. 8:13 PM
Tools: (which, I guess, could be custom-engraved, or otherwise) Dremel! Hedge clippers PVC Cutter A crimper? Sheathed Knife (though giving knives to kids might be a bad idea.) Non-Tools: A cloth bag with an image, like the Instructables Robot or Logo (I remember this idea mentioned somewhere). Speakers for a computer? Going out on a limb here, but a mailbox? Balls? (like football, and other game balls) Since the contest is Launch It! (though I'm not sure what that means) maybe rockets and the engines for them? I'll come up with some more soon.
HamO says: Aug 13, 2007. 7:55 PM
Launch it?
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