Evening all


Tramp walks onto platform, pulling bowling ball through spiral and knocking over block. Block lights match which fires rocket, mixing the two chemicals and thus getting lighter. The pull off the opposite plate knocks bowling ball into chainsaw switch, which cuts the chord holding the slingshot back. Slingshot turns on torch, burning the wire and releases balloon. The balloon then knocks 3rd bowling ball onto slinky, knocking it down steps and onto the mini-lift. This switches on the fan whilst simultaniously switching on lamp. Fan blows boat into 4th bowling ball, releasing toy car and mirror. Mirror reflects light onto ignition switch, which explodes the final bowling ball down a ramp and knocks the axe over.

From the Tramp Traps challenge. See all 214 entries (closed)

( Naive Amoeba Hardly ever goes on this site anymore., Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:02, archived)

Surely the Winner!!
*Packs up and goes home*
(31 year old train driver who may or may not have just celebrated a birthday recently, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:03, archived)

It's so complicated I think it might just work!
W/Y/H
(Woo Elephant Yeah, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:04, archived)

WINNER!

( King Ralph is drunk, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:04, archived)

you havent thought that one through ;)
woo !
( connor, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:05, archived)

I've tried making it physically accurate by adding magnets and weights, and positioning pivots etcetera
But it's rather hard in such a small scale ;)

Thanks.
( Naive Amoeba Hardly ever goes on this site anymore., Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:06, archived)

whats wrong with a stick
and some white lightening ?

eh !
( connor, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:08, archived)

Immediately gratifies the base animal tramp-belting impulse,
but ultimately not as elegant a solution.
(31 year old train driver who may or may not have just celebrated a birthday recently, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:14, archived)

it's more clumsy and random than a blaster
erm axe or something
( rawr isn't really here., Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:18, archived)

Wow.
Do you work for Honda?
(Cheese Quiche - WARNING! This bus is 18 metres long!, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:06, archived)

Animate it!
Animate it hard!

(if you have the energy after putting all that effort into it in the first place!)

Woo yay!
(syrtismajor is comfortably numb and has been worrying the populace since 1982, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:06, archived)

thirded!
that is fantastic and NEEDS to be aminiminated!
( rawr isn't really here., Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:11, archived)

I say
no animation, no FP!

*sometimes you have to be strict

(now get some sleep first after this woo-some job, then animate it hard!)
( mediocre *canned laughter*, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:25, archived)

I love it when a plan comes together
w/y/h

/hannibal
( swaza I'm bad, I'm bad. You know it. I'm bad., Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:06, archived)

I ain't getting in no damn plane!
Ain't getting in no damn tramp trap too, foo'!

/b.a., obviously...
( mediocre *canned laughter*, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:27, archived)

*dies of amazement*
most exquisite!
*plays carl stalling project*
( halus - no, not hello! my arm. it's in a loom!, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:08, archived)

you'd have to be....
...fairly desperate to catch that pesky tramp to build that though, eh?
( DancesWithWeezils, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:09, archived)

This Just In:

( Freaky Stylee, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:10, archived)

oh yes
marvellous
( dotmund shut up dotmund, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:12, archived)

I won't believe it
until I see it animate
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:13, archived)

hurray for rube goldberg machines
woo! yay! houpla!
( Agent Muu b3ta.com/board/9745928 <- b3taday festivities!, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:14, archived)

Hooray!
I've been meaning to do something along those lines for ages, but it never got past sketches, because i'm lazy.

Now I don't have to bother :)
( Strawberry Dragon, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:18, archived)

Cor, That's ace!
Rather Heath Robinson!!
(Rtee Fufkin Northern Midlander, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:20, archived)

ANYONE
know anywher his pics are posted? I cant find them anywhere
and the one that's meant to be the main one (www.a.ghinn.btinternet.co.uk/heath.htm)doesn't work for me
( Donkey Dong, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:23, archived)

I think this is in order

(kryptik, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:23, archived)

what
a loverly idea
w/y/h rightbackatcha
( Donkey Dong, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:24, archived)

Woo yay
Hoonda.
(HectorProtector, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:39, archived)

*paul whitehouse style* Briliant!
But slinkies always die on ya
( Blobcat Previously known as Amazongirl, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 17:43, archived)

Needs more bowling balls.
Otherwise splendid work, keep it up.
( Rev. Cleo has a book shelf, would like another, Thu 11 Nov 2004, 18:06, archived)

Is it self-resetting?
Or a one use only?
(MrSnerg, Fri 12 Nov 2004, 2:38, archived)