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My robot just exploded!!!!

MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
edited 2010-04-29 12:08 in General Discussion
There it was, rolling along fine. I could see it approaching a small bump. It accelerates just a little, then BOOM (see attached video). I am still trying to get the remains out of the 5 mile wide crater. The entire state of WV has been declared a "contaminated zone". Just lucky I was out of there when it went off. C4 does NOT make a good nuclear reactor coolant!

Micro

Video of it exploding: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwlNPhn64TA

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  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2010-03-16 22:05
    Wow. WV sure has changed since I was last there!

    Rich H

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-16 22:08
    That was the explosion of Robot 2. Robot 1 blew 5 minutes before that and cleared out everything. Those mountains sure leveled fast. Too bad I couldn't get a camera up for the first one.

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  • P!-RoP!-Ro Posts: 1,189
    edited 2010-03-17 04:48
    Es una bomba muy grande! Me gusta...

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-17 11:21
    Mas grande!! smile.gif

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  • Martin HodgeMartin Hodge Posts: 1,246
    edited 2010-03-17 20:07
    Me after eating mexican food.
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-18 00:35
    @Shmoopy: LOL! smile.gif

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-18 00:44
    Status update: The state has let me off the hook, considering that there are no courthouses here anyway and there is no way to prove that I did it. I still saw some officers out trying to get something with my fingerprints on it. They had to use a crane to get them out of the crater. I have willingly decided that to avoid all suspicion I should pack up Robot 3 (same make as 1 & 2) and depose of it in the ocean. Unfortunately the results were tragic as the c4 must have combusted when the generator powered up. Lucky for me I was on a speedboat and was able to escape in time. I even got it on video, as shown below. They are still after me, I am on the run. Farewell, for now, my friends.

    Micro

    Video viewable here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL6G2jDS4HA

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-03-18 04:48
    I'm sure the coal companies will be out there with front loaders, once the ground cools. You should probably contact them about royalties.

    -Phil
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-18 15:11
    They still haven't put out the fire, but they will be there soon......

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  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2010-03-18 16:21
    Please advise when robot #4 passes the Mississippi!

    Rich H

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-18 17:07
    Oh, I haven't been able to find Robot 4. It's signal was lost several hours ago. Robot 5 is heading for Seattle, the remote is not operational so there will be no stoping it.

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-19 02:02
    Uh-oh, W9GFO, from viewing your profile it appears that you happen to live in Seattle. Farewell, we will miss you. It will arrive shortly.

    DISASTER ALERT:
    Seeing that Robot 4 has a Propeller brain, it has developed it's own mind because of the awesome powers of the Propeller. I have discovered that it intends to go to Parallax to seek out it's creator. It means good, but will likely destruct once it slows down as it reaches it's destination. This is the worst one yet. We must stop it before the beloved company is gone forever!!!

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  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2010-03-19 03:29
    BWA HA HA! I'm a step ahead of you! I moved last week!

    Rich H

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  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2010-03-19 13:35
    All kidding aside, those are some pretty incredible videos.

    I'm impressed the shock wave on the first video. I would love to know how "bolted down" that camera was.

    OBC

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-03-19 16:52
    [noparse][[/noparse]Allow me to stop the joke for a second]

    That is a digitally rendered explosion. Judging from the timing of the shock wave, that camera would be only 2 miles away, which would be in blast range and the camera would have been melted instantly. All I have to say is that I have viewed that video for 4 months before I knew it was a fake. That must be one heck of a renderer.

    The water explosion is real, and I hope no one was in the boat. wink.gif

    [noparse][[/noparse]/Allow me to stop the joke for a second]

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  • Martin HodgeMartin Hodge Posts: 1,246
    edited 2010-03-20 04:10
    Luuuucy! You have some SPLODING to dooooo!
  • boeboyboeboy Posts: 301
    edited 2010-04-08 05:23
    I cant believe this I make six robots for world domination and someone else takes the credit for five out of six! What kind of world are we living in?

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  • AImanAIman Posts: 531
    edited 2010-04-27 21:46
    Only 6?

    Wheres ACME when you need it?
  • BradCBradC Posts: 2,601
    edited 2010-04-28 23:49
    AIman said...
    Only 6?

    Wheres ACME when you need it?

    Under "A" in the phone book, where else?

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-04-29 01:43
    You won't be able to get one. I've pre-ordered 10,000,000 and they said that considering the damage and lawsuits they wouldn't make any more then that.

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  • P!-RoP!-Ro Posts: 1,189
    edited 2010-04-29 03:41
    As if that isn't easy to steal...how many trucks will it take to haul it?

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-04-29 12:08
    Trucks? I'm transporting via UFO!

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