VIDEO. Build a raft made entirely out of empty plastic water bottles. Float in a lake on your raft.
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Item 135 – 19th Century Smart Phone
IMAGE. When Alexander made the first phone call on 10 March, 1876 he could not have foreseen the birth of the ‘smart phone’ generation… Or could he? Using late 19th century technology and parts, build the smart phone Alexander Graham Bell would have built if only he’d had the time. – Monica Duff
Item 67 – Sugar Cube Building Meltdown
IMAGE. FELICIA DAY ITEM. (Time lapse this down to 14 seconds.) Construct an iconic building over 2 feet high out of sugar cubes (or marshmallows) and then film melting it with some kind of liquid.
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Item 24 – Giant Paper Airplane
VIDEO. DAVID LAVERY ITEM. (Video may be up to 20 seconds.) NASA is an acronym for “National Aeronautics and Space Administration.” Help celebrate that first “A” by creating the largest paper airplane you can make. It must be constructed SOLELY of paper and adhesive, and it must fly. For you to submit, it must have at least a 2 meter wingspan (but we expect much larger) and it must fly for at least 15 yards on level ground. Remember, PAPER and ADHESIVE only.
Item 13 – Flush-O-Matic 9000
VIDEO. (Video may be up to 20 seconds) Design and build a voice recognition device or robot stationed next to a toilet that flushes it when prompted by the voice command, “Crowley.” We must see you speak for 10 seconds prior to saying “Crowley” (you can say whatever you wish for this 10 seconds) but only see the flushing when “Crowley” is uttered. We must see the speaker’s face, the flushing mechanism and the toilet bowl in the video framing the entire time.
Item 8 – Dueling Mouth Paper Airplanes
VIDEO. (Time lapse this down to 20 seconds.) You and a friend must build and launch two dueling paper airplanes using only your mouths to build and launch them.
Item 6 – Knee and Elbow Scooters
VIDEO. Design and operate electric or gas-powered “knee and elbow scooters.” When you wear them, they must glide you down the street on your knees and elbows only. The device must be at least four separate pieces – not one or two platforms that you’re lying on. You must wear a helmet or your item won’t be accepted.
Item 3 – Kick Back in a Hammock
IMAGE. Kick back in a hammock that’s suspended from trees on opposite banks of a river. (Make sure it’s a safe section of a river to be suspended over.)
Item 149 – Potato Canon
https://youtu.be/bFq730HyZUk
VIDEO. Shoot a potted plant off a fence post with a potato canon. Not a potato gun, a potato canon.
Item 140 – Fairy House
IMAGE. Build a miniature fairy house in Kensington Gardens. It must be constructed entirely from natural objects found in the park, no synthetic materials. If you build next to another team’s fairy house, extra points.