Tug of War (I lied, I had one more)

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Show the contestants a cable with two hooks, and a ribbon tied in the center. They must design a vehicle which will pull against their opponents' vehicle, hooked by this cable, in a tug-of-war. Now not only horsepower, but grippy tires... or maybe some other type of "wheels"... become very important. Now I'm done (I hope). Rich.

-- Rich SantaColoma (helio6@hotmail.com), January 25, 2001

Answers

It's been done.

-- Karl Olson (aka The Stereo Logic) (karl@thestereologic.com), January 25, 2001.

How often does this guy watch the show?! Done to death! Perhaps a stationary Puller. No wheels to pull it. Just a hydraulic arm or something more creative than I care to think about. Cool, huh?

-- LOTCB (not real name, duh) (Don'tE-MailMe@MyE-MailAddress.com), February 16, 2001.

I suppose some people sit and watch T.V. for their ideas, and others actually use their head. Look at the positive side... I came up with an idea which was worthy of a T.V. episode, without having seen it.

-- Friend of LOTCB (notalso@not.com), February 16, 2001.

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