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I had fun with this one ... my original design was a lot simpler, but I figured I would try to make something bouncy and use it to get the balls out the way.

Solution is for "Up The Stairs": http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=134376.

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A quick and simple "Mind The Gap": http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=134442.

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szhosain wrote:A quick and simple "Mind The Gap": http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=134442.

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Good thinking...fixed to more simple... http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=135854

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I've just been having fun making wacky contraptions now and ignoring the goals.

Haha, got back and forth and down under

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=136403

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=136273

Now all I have left is Unpossible.
EazyBreazy wrote:I went back and redid my big ball and here it is

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=132969

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This one is fun to watch for me, AWASH

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=133246

Modified by EazyBreazy at 6:35 PM 7/29/2008
Hahaha, those are almost EXACTLY what I did:http://FantasticContraption.com/?design ... nId=120777

I wish I'd saved my 4 Balls one. I had a dual-surface treadmill (yellow wheels on the bottom, pink on top). It ended up working out so that it got a sort of snake- or worm-like oscillation going through it that made it work even better.

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dammit! Stuck on "mission to mars"...

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if you want to know how to do mission to mars click this. If you wanna learn for yourself dont click it

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=137266


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fayceoff wrote:dammit! Stuck on "mission to mars"...
There's one I did think to save:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=120584

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Real simple solution to "On A Roll": http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=137836

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This one's a lot of fun to watch. It's getting hard to see to link up segments, but there are still a few left that can be done...

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=138231

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Catapult to Mars

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This game is addictive!! I am hooked ...

Need to go away from it for a while - I don't have the time unfortunately.

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highly irritating!

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this is addicting

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Rare_f8 wrote:Unpossible... possible...

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=124657
hmmm... Possible inspiration from YouTube? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lieOSdRbYE

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Nope.. all on my own...

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TANKZILLA!!!!

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TWIGNBERRIES!

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^ dude!!! that has got to be the simplest thing EVER for that level.

Fire in the hole! - Mind the gaphttp://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=165147Easy level... yes... but more creative then my initial triangularized rolling thing.Headcrab- The Wallhttp://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=165198(For some reason the way it moves made me think of headcrabs, from half life not actual crabs)

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http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=166737

Holy crap! Just wait for it a bit and you'll get to see what a mess I made out of "down under."

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That's awesome. It LAUNCHES.
thekage wrote: TANKZILLA!!!!
That one takes FOREVER to finally make it. It kept getting most of the way up, then upending itself and tumbling backward down the stairs. Then when it finally made it to the top area, it started flipping backward in place until it lost momentum and committed suicide. Definitely entertaining to watch.

Catapult:http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=170692

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lol awesome work!

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The catapult one was quite clever, good job!

I dunno what I like more about the game though. Failing with flair or making an overly complicated machine that works.

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presidential wrote:I dunno what I like more about the game though. Failing with flair or making an overly complicated machine that works.
After you win all the levels there (in the non-paid version anyway) with whatever it takes, then spending time on either very complicated or very simple machines is fun.

I never play video games on line for long, but this is one that I have now spent some time on. But, I gotta walk away from the table ... now ... else it is going to become a real time-sink.

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szhosain wrote:
After you win all the levels there (in the non-paid version anyway) with whatever it takes, then spending time on either very complicated or very simple machines is fun.

I never play video games on line for long, but this is one that I have now spent some time on. But, I gotta walk away from the table ... now ... else it is going to become a real time-sink.

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I hear ya bro.

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http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=178037



My personal favorite solution! 4 balls

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damn I am so unproductive at work now

But this game is AWESOME!

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CHOO CHOO!!!!

Look out folks, train comin through!http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=178704

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I paid the $10. Here's an example of what i've done on one of the user made levels.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=178950

Another: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179867

*edit* I looks like you can play that level once I link it

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Dattebayo wrote:http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=178037



My personal favorite solution! 4 balls
I did the same thing, awesome!

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anotherhttp://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179943http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=180018
Modified by PoorManQ45 at 6:14 PM 8/1/2008


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