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This contest is gonna be Da bomb!
Think about it, almost anything can be modded to use batteries, I hope we get some great entries, even if the prize kinda sucks......
Think about it, almost anything can be modded to use batteries, I hope we get some great entries, even if the prize kinda sucks......
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11 years ago
What's wrong with the prizes? Good rechargeable batteries can be kinda pricy, and nobody dislikes an Instructables t-shirt.
Reply 11 years ago
just the batteries, chjances are that whatever project that wins will cost more than the batteries
Reply 11 years ago
Yes, but you get to keep your project. You don't trade it in for the prize. And, like Osgeld said, a lot of projects are made from stuff you already have.
Reply 11 years ago
he's saying if you really need the batteries just buy them .
Reply 11 years ago
yeah I guess. But still.....
Reply 11 years ago
It's more about the spirit of competition than the prizes anyway, and you're going to get some pretty cool stuff with this contest. Don't like the prize? Simple solution- stop complaining, just wait for the next contest.
Reply 11 years ago
You also get an Instructables Robot t-shirt.
Reply 11 years ago
WOOT!
Reply 11 years ago
unless its mine, which is 1000% made out of junk i had laying around
11 years ago
I like the prize! :D
Reply 11 years ago
Me too, I can always use more rechargeable batteries! My camera eats batteries like kids eat candy.
Reply 11 years ago
LOL!
Yeah...
Reply 11 years ago
Not to mention I'm always the one people go to for batteries at my house so half the time I only have 4 batteries...
Reply 11 years ago
Same with my laser. Its green awesomeness diminishes after an hour of use.
Reply 11 years ago
what lazer do you have ??
Reply 11 years ago
The star one
A green <5mW laser with attachable star thing.
Reply 11 years ago
Cool! Does it burn stuff?
Reply 11 years ago
No those ones were made illegal a while back, mine is just <5mW
Reply 11 years ago
Hahhahah
Reply 11 years ago
I do too, even though I just bought 2 - 9v NiCads
11 years ago
The prize does NOT suck! I will find the batteries very useful for my hungry camera.. And I don't care if the charger is 120v operated, I have a converter to convert 240v to 120v.
11 years ago
Oh, I have just the plan.
All I lack is time.
Reply 11 years ago
Time and time again... I just don't have it!
Reply 11 years ago
Master Muffin! Where hath you been? :D
Reply 11 years ago
I've been tooling my bum off at MIT ;P
I'm coming back though! Working on a few projects, and not being lazy = more time for i'bles!
and... master? More like.... Muffin, my main man! ;-)
Reply 11 years ago
Well my main man Muffin! I can't wait for some new projects!
Reply 11 years ago
They're in the pot, on the stove! I've got so many pictures... time to write up some i'bles!
Reply 11 years ago
Yay!
Reply 11 years ago
Yay! We've missed you around here, sir! But I guess you not being here means things are going well, which is a good thing. :D
Reply 11 years ago
I've missed you guys too! Yes, things are going very well! I hope things have been going well around here (and there, for you) as well!
Reply 11 years ago
Thank goodness your back! Some crazy people thought I was you...
Reply 11 years ago
Oh dear.... They should know that muffins rocket scientists lead to data corruption... tehehe Glad to be back!
Reply 11 years ago
Hmm... make my time device run on batteries instead of liquid fusion technology... that's it!!
Reply 11 years ago
"Liquid fusion?" Your time device runs on melting ice??? Wow, maybe you should have posted it to the Alternative Energy Group :-)
Reply 11 years ago
Not water, a crystal of an element I can't name so's not to create a time anomaly... Ahh screw anomalies, it's common name is cronorite
Reply 11 years ago
Heheh, I have something that is going to blow ALL of your entries away... >:D
Reply 11 years ago
You're not taking the title of this thread a little bit literally are you?
Reply 11 years ago
:D No. But that was pretty funny.
Reply 11 years ago
Time? What it that? And free time well that is almost an obsolete concept in my home.....but I have something brewing that will fit here nicely.... :-)
Reply 11 years ago
Yea mee too
11 years ago
I like the prize. Rechargeable batteries are useful. Instead of having to go to a store to buy new batteries you just plug them into the charger.
11 years ago
well i spent half the night doing "proof of concept" tests and hammering out a lot of the details of my project so get crackin!
11 years ago
I plan to actually enter this one! I've got ideas that range from grossly inappropriate (for a family friendly site) to helpful gadgets to military-applications. I'll probably just enter the helpful gadget type.
11 years ago
Good rechargeable batteries aren't cheap.
Reply 11 years ago
depends......
Reply 11 years ago
duh...when did you find that out?? =D
11 years ago
Yeah, if you win, you can just send that prize to me. I don't mind! :D
Reply 11 years ago
no, im saying that the cost of shipping is probably more than the cost of the batterie. The device you make could cost more than the batteries!
Reply 11 years ago
I might keep this in mind X) but I rarely win