As I sat and contributed to the conversation in the Instructables Chatroom on the mid-afternoon of July the 25th, 2008, an idea swept across my mind: "This is really cool, that I have been brought together with people from different countries, and from all cultures, to discuss the likenesses between ourselves, whether it be hobbies, projects, and even problems. I'm thankful for Instructables' uniqueness to keep me hooked.." - Bumpus
I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one glad to have discovered Instructables, so I voiced my Idea over to Gmjhowe. "We should organize a 'Thank You' of sorts to Instructables HQ." I said, he responded with: "That is a great idea! Lets send them like trophies!" - Bumpus
So, Bumpus and I, set out on a journey, one which would result in many new friends, some lulz, and lots of creativity! But, the journey was not without its perils, a few minor mishaps with some radioactive material, it wasn't at all cool, but was a close call indeed. - Gmjhowe
Here is how we did it -
1 - Create an off site secret meeting house (a chatroom, and a forum) give it a vague name (the three deserts)
2 - Gather troops, we basically pmed people and invited them to join/sign their souls away
3 - finalize idea, and talk a lot
4 - eat cake*
5 - move/hide/cover up hidden forum and chatroom at least three times, to avoid detection.
6 - send final items to HQ
7 - rejoice, eat more cake.*
Not all of the credit goes to me (Bumpus), but to Gmjhowe who contributed as much as I did..
Partners in Crime..
*A lie ;-) . -ll.13
Hey, I ate cake a lot when we were working on this project so it isn't totally a lie. -Sunbanks
I haven't had cake in months! Want...caaaaaake...and braaaaains.... -Cameron
Actually, the cake is a lie, this is a common misconception.
The cake is a pie? That's just confusing. Will somebody please get on with explaining this whole conspiracy? - K
The cake is a lie? Great...you tell me now, after I make the letter. -Wburg
They promised us cake...
Kiteman, the cake was a lie because it was, in fact, a pie! But, the pie is in actuality a cookie. - Splint.
And it's actually a piggy in disguise as a chimney! - Wburg
Cake starts with the letter C! - Labot
We will in each step, or two, explain how we made each of our letters.
Goodhart explains things perfectly for anybody feeling a bit left out -
'Really, for those that mention about being included, we only have so many letters, and I know for a fact that it was VERY difficult for the team to say "let's include him, him, her, not him....etc". Some things just have to be limited, and for those feeling left out, everyone has there own opportunity to say thank you in any way they wish; really. I know I am planning my own personal way as well.'
Thank you!
I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one glad to have discovered Instructables, so I voiced my Idea over to Gmjhowe. "We should organize a 'Thank You' of sorts to Instructables HQ." I said, he responded with: "That is a great idea! Lets send them like trophies!" - Bumpus
So, Bumpus and I, set out on a journey, one which would result in many new friends, some lulz, and lots of creativity! But, the journey was not without its perils, a few minor mishaps with some radioactive material, it wasn't at all cool, but was a close call indeed. - Gmjhowe
Here is how we did it -
1 - Create an off site secret meeting house (a chatroom, and a forum) give it a vague name (the three deserts)
2 - Gather troops, we basically pmed people and invited them to join/sign their souls away
3 - finalize idea, and talk a lot
4 - eat cake*
5 - move/hide/cover up hidden forum and chatroom at least three times, to avoid detection.
6 - send final items to HQ
7 - rejoice, eat more cake.*
Not all of the credit goes to me (Bumpus), but to Gmjhowe who contributed as much as I did..
Partners in Crime..
*A lie ;-) . -ll.13
Hey, I ate cake a lot when we were working on this project so it isn't totally a lie. -Sunbanks
I haven't had cake in months! Want...caaaaaake...and braaaaains.... -Cameron
Actually, the cake is a lie, this is a common misconception.
The cake is a pie? That's just confusing. Will somebody please get on with explaining this whole conspiracy? - K
The cake is a lie? Great...you tell me now, after I make the letter. -Wburg
They promised us cake...
Kiteman, the cake was a lie because it was, in fact, a pie! But, the pie is in actuality a cookie. - Splint.
And it's actually a piggy in disguise as a chimney! - Wburg
Cake starts with the letter C! - Labot
We will in each step, or two, explain how we made each of our letters.
Goodhart explains things perfectly for anybody feeling a bit left out -
'Really, for those that mention about being included, we only have so many letters, and I know for a fact that it was VERY difficult for the team to say "let's include him, him, her, not him....etc". Some things just have to be limited, and for those feeling left out, everyone has there own opportunity to say thank you in any way they wish; really. I know I am planning my own personal way as well.'
Thank you!
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Well, I started with making a cardboard mold for my capital "I", making basic measurements and converting them to cardboardinese. The tube extruding is to hold up the letter on the base, it can be removed to ship easier. I used hot glue and tape to seal the edges.
I gathered crayons to melt, sorted them into basic colors, and put them in little tin cans to set in boiling water. It was just easier to melt the crayons on a pancake fryer thing. I had to go buy more wax because I didn't have enough crayons.
The pouring of hot wax went well, except for two minor leaks, and a huge leak, and a burnt finger...
:(
I waited overnight for the wax to solidify, and removed my solid "I" from the mold. My friend offered to make the base out of wood for me, which turned out excellent.
With making sure everyone had sent their letters on time, and to the right address, I ran out of time to send mine when needed...
But I did get it sent and all is well.
:D
Well, I started with making a cardboard mold for my capital "I", making basic measurements and converting them to cardboardinese. The tube extruding is to hold up the letter on the base, it can be removed to ship easier. I used hot glue and tape to seal the edges.
I gathered crayons to melt, sorted them into basic colors, and put them in little tin cans to set in boiling water. It was just easier to melt the crayons on a pancake fryer thing. I had to go buy more wax because I didn't have enough crayons.
The pouring of hot wax went well, except for two minor leaks, and a huge leak, and a burnt finger...
:(
I waited overnight for the wax to solidify, and removed my solid "I" from the mold. My friend offered to make the base out of wood for me, which turned out excellent.
With making sure everyone had sent their letters on time, and to the right address, I ran out of time to send mine when needed...
But I did get it sent and all is well.
:D
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No, Chicken, you dolt!
you don't care at all when the ratings of the knex instructables go down because knex hatters rate it down, but when it happens to your instructables, you blame us.
why don't you do what some of the comments that were told to us:
"You expect for people who give negative ratings to be punished? Its their opinion, they're entitled to it.
Arg...
Do you get the analogy? No? Wood = Knex. Stairs = guns. Spiral = block trigger. see? now it's a decent analogy. And at that point I would be against wooden spiral staircase Ibles.
Second of all, its my profile space you are commenting on. Note that i said my profile, not website. If i say no, then no, you shouldnt. I wont comment on your board anymore, you do the same to me, ok?
And No, it's your profile on a public website. If you don't want people commenting on it, go somewhere else. It's a public website, and you have a public profile, so I, being the public, can comment on it without recoil.
Too bad I was not the part of this... :-(
Well, thankfully I am not most people :-)
Hey, if you post and / or have a few instructables, you are a part of the community :-) I have noticed that, when I post an -ible, that I sometimes get a whole different group of commentators then I am accustomed to speaking with in the forums here, because some do not do much with the forums but a lot in the -ibles. Kind of like two sets of personality types are here :-) three actually, since some do both in varying degrees
I was just glad to be able to demonstrate, if only in a minor way, my appreciation and gratitude. I bet some feel I am a bit melodramatic about my other statement in the Ible, but it is the honest truth.
Only mentioned once by gmjhowe?
And he spelled my name wrong!?!?!
That's one reason why I hate life.
ADMINS, ITS ALRIGHT NOW, IM CALLING OFF THE FLAG
ps. 4.5*
It says, member since: June 25, 2008. you started in September as far as i know.
also, im not saying this because im jealous, if you did ask me to join, i would have been too busy......plus, i dont know how to carve
A more suitable simile would be more along the lines of this:
It was like trying to squeeze 87,452,981 print cartridges into a pasta sauce jar full of thumb tacks while dancing on one foot and playing the fiddle to impress a stolid yet beautiful young maiden who has no interested in you whatsoever and would rather be eating the sludge of a Lehmannia nyctelia than listening to you playing fiddle. Now take all that, throw it in a box and ship it to HQ, only to have it returned to you because you got the wrong address, and now you find out the correct address and ship it, and you're not even sure if it's been received yet or not.
Plus the radiation leaks and the refrigeration incident...
I still get the chills from that.
I still don't completely believe that mine's there...
Its about time it got out there!
plus if bumpus had given us the correct address..
NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Its a double lie, so its true.
;-)
So who gets to vote 6, anyway?
As in 12,000x1876 enormous!
....... but..... :'( Next time can someone please let me join in?
Ive missed all these secret cool collaborations that you guys do, i dont want to be big-headed but i would like to think im a pretty active member of the community, 20 'ibles in 5 months.
Anyway i'd like to say : Thank you instructables, this website is so amazing, Great people, Great community, Great projects. A fantastic place to let my creativity run wild and escape the bore of school and life.
im going to make something small and mail it to you :D
Though the idea of this was to inspire people to send items! (it is describing 'how to thanks instructables') so go for it.
just make sure you get the right address
lol, nice.
. Do as I did. Pick some good collaborators and they'll do most of the work. ;)
Oh how I long for the days when I had GrammaTik running on my machine, not!
. I'm glad I didn't have to herd all you cats]. heehee