[Noisebridge-discuss] Red Bull Creation Results

Jonathan Lassoff jof at thejof.com
Wed Jul 13 07:25:51 UTC 2011


This. Is. Awesome.

Looks like a lot of fun to ride. I hope it was a great trip and good experience.

Cheers,
jof

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey kids!
> For those that are interested, Red Bull Creation took place last weekend in
> Brooklyn. The event was a 72 hour build-off with a secret topic which was
> revealed only when the clock started. The topic was "energy in motion", and
> the only rule was that the creation had to move at least 1 person using some
> means other than fossil fuels.
> I was a member of the Techshop team - we decided to build a rotating see
> saw, which reached a maximum height of 12 feet in the air, and could spin
> fast enough to make you want to puke. In addition, we added an accelerometer
> to the seats and tied its feedback to 2 polaroid cameras which would snap
> pictures of the riders faces once you got going fast enough.
> Peeps loved the idea - we won the "team award". In other words, our creation
> was voted the coolest by the other teams attending the competition...and as
> a result, we brought home some cash and a Thing-o-matic!! For those that are
> interested in seeing our creation in action, check out this youtube clip:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkUN0O34J7I
> xoxo,
> Sean
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