Scrapheap Challenge: The Scrappy Races

[samvara]

I watched a reality TV show and liked it… yes, I know, the world will be ending shortly. I blame my brothers for this. Scrapheap Challenge: The Scrappy Races features small teams of engineers scavenging a scrap-heap and building things to complete challenges. I just saw an episode where four different teams tried to design devices to a) capture a fake sheep and b) launch it through the air into a pen. Claw, Spike, Net and Noose followed by Giant metal throwing arm, Air cannon, Rail gun and Centrifuge throwing arm. I wanted there to be a trebuchet so badly.
 

Comments

[rabbit1080.livejournal.com]

there was a trebuchet on a scrapheap challenge episode once. it threw a small car. slightly.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

They tried again in a later series and chucked a scooter much further.

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

*loves*

[ironed_orchid]

It sounds like turning mythbusters into a reality show. I approve.

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

Engineering reality TV is *totally* my thing!

[cheshirenoir.livejournal.com]

s'Great! And Robert "Kryten" LLewellyn as the host as well.

I loved the "Fire Fighting Boats" episode where one team had a fast boat that took minutes to put out the fire while the other team had a slwo boat that extinguished the fire in under 10 seconds.

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

Oh man I have to get a hold of that

[evilmattikinz.livejournal.com]

Treb? I have to confess I am involved in a project to build a ballista. 1:1 scale model of course (-:

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

Tres cool - I expect photos :)

[dr-jekyl.livejournal.com]

Junkyard Wars/Scrapheap Challenge is a great show. It gives me renewed faith that humans can survive the apocalypse mad-max style.

I think my favourite episodes involves the construction of hovercraft.

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

*g* a friend is going to give me some episodes!