Make Food N̶o̶t̶ War Official Sign ups are open!

[Brad Luyster]

http://lvl1makefoodnotwar2012.eventbrite.com

It's time for another 24 hour hackathon!

This October, from Saturday the 20th to Sunday the 21st, pit your building skills against 9 other teams attempting to assemble the finest food-flinging machines in the world!

Your challenge is to build a machine in 24 hours (or less) that can fling the tastiest foodstuff the longest distance with the most style.  Teams can bring in any supplies they want (up to $150 worth-- We will be asking for receipts at the door!), but you can't put anything together until the start of the competition.  From then on out, it's a free-for-all to build your contraption using the supplies you've brought in alongside the supplies at the LVL1 hackerspace.

As with last time, buy only one ticket per team!  One ticket gets your entire team in the door! Try to think of a team name before you show up!

At the end of the competition, teams will judge eachother in the following categories:

• Taste: How delicious is it, after being flung?
• Distance: How far did you fling it?
• Ingenuity: How well-built was your flinger? How crazy?
• Appearance: Is your food recognizable on the other end?

Scores in each category will be averaged, and the top three teams will receive their assorted glory.

The rules:

• $150 budget, not counting parts from the boneyard at LVL1
• Must be built in 24 hours (nothing preassembled!)
• Team size is unlimited (in either direction), but 3-6 is recommended

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at BradL...@gmail.com

[Brad Luyster]

One seat sold! Buy 'em while they're hot!

[Jeff Johnson]

A few questions that others will likely have (besides myself),

Does the $150 include food?

Is it required to use something from the boneyard, or does the percentage of boneyard parts weigh in the voting?

Does the food need to be prepared before its flung, or during the process etc?

Will the flinging be indoors or out?

[Brad Luyster]

1) Yes, $150 includes your food budget.

2) You are not required to use anything out of the boneyard.  Teams will judge each other, so if your fellow competitors value boneyard contraptions more highly than home depot contraptions, then it may confer an advantage.

3) The food may be prepared before or during the flinging process.  Teams will judge each other, so if your fellow competitors value self-cooking contraptions more highly than non-self-cooking contraptions, it may confer an advantage.

4) The flinging will take place out of doors.

[Joe Pugh]

You don't have to use anything from the bone yard but the option is there. I don't think there has been a flinging location set yet. It kinda depends on what everyone is making. I would say it is highly likely this will happen outside.

All judging is self judged and the rules are as few as we can get away with. But you know what they say about rules....

[Brad Luyster]

8 seats left, sign up now and sign up often!

[Brad Luyster]

4 seats left! 

[Brad Luyster]

Just 3 seats left.  Less than 24 hours to secure your team spot!  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

[Tim Miller]

they are all just afraid of the taco gun

[Joe Pugh]

I fear there has been less than adequate shit talking in relation to this competition.  As such I would like to formally declare that I hope you all like sucking tacos because we are about to own you all.

~Joe

[Raj]

>Just 3 seats left.  Less than 24 hours to secure your team spot!  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck, or 100 duck-sized horses?

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From: Brad Luyster <bradluyster@gmail.com>
To: lvl1@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: {LVL1} Make Food N̶o̶t̶ War Official Sign ups are open!

[Tim Miller]

100 duck sized horses riding on a horse sized duck

[Brad Luyster]

One deer sized mouse, or 100 mouse sized deer.