Egg.. err, Earth Hour

Earth Hour 2009. Either you're in, or you're out to annihilate the world as we know it. It just takes one finger, and a flick of the switches to turn off all unnecessary appliances. So what are you waiting for? Turn off your lights today, at 8.30pm. You may be just one person, but you can make a difference. Remember, it's Mother Earth we're talking about.

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In other news, I promised to tell you about our results for the Formula-R. Well, it was okay, t=though we could have done better. Most of the teams there had the same design actually, and we were one of the stereotypes too. Surprising, no?

In the end, the one with the most unique launching system managed to travel the furthest, a whopping 14.5 m. They had an overhead catapult system which launched the egg vehicle off the ground, giving it some air time. So that's their secret!

Our team managed to go about less than half of their distance, a mere 6.9m maximum. Nevertheless, I'm still satisfied as we had only managed up to 5 m in our test runs. There was also a tendency for the egg to flip over, as seen in the previous post.

Our egg vehicle and the hot glue gun we used to glue the marbles, below the vehicle.

Race-day: T -19:00

It's race-day tomorrow, and eggs are in the house! Let's roll out those pit-stops, and start those last minute checks!

Wish me luck, it's going to be tight!

PS: I came home with a gun today.
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A hot glue gun, that is. ;P

Egg Disaster

Yes, yes, this is another post on eggs. xP Our group went to test out our egg vehicle to day, and didn't really go off to a good start. Here's what happened:

(1) We didn't check the surface of the floor, turns out it was uneven. (2) Vehicle hits uneven floor at high velocity, flipping over. (3) *smash* Scrambled eggs anyone?

Back to the drawing board for us!

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Also, I went to this 'Gelateria' (is this how you spell it?) near my house to have some scrumptious ice cream. Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera, so all I could spare you was a picture of 'spaghetti' ice cream (ice cream made into little strands looking like spaghetti). Trust me, it's waay more delicious than it looks, and it looks good already!




Topped with raisins and nuts, who could ask for more? Mmm, delish! (Yes, those noodle-like strands are ice cream!)

Of Eggs and Cars

What a day! I woke up early in the morning, got dressed, had some breakfast. Then I went to Monash to test out our "Formula-R" egg vehicle. It's a physics project actually, where you would have to use one, and only one rubber band, to power the egg vehicle and make it travel the furthest distance. No rotating parts (which means no wheels), no lubricants (oil, powder, water, ice, etc.) and the egg must not break during it's travel. Sounds like a lot of work! Well I've got news for you readers: it is! Well, at least the planning was. =P

No, I'm not going to tell you how my project fared, at least not until race day, which would be on Thursday. Wait till then! ;)

In the afternoon, I had my 3rd driving lesson. Driving on the road this time, and well, let's just say I suck at roundabouts and traffic lights. D: I should be lucky the Kancil I was in didn't turn out to be like this:



PS: Google Kancil and you'll come across this very interesting picture. For you, Initial D fans!

New header!

Hmm, since I've restarted my blog, I decided to change the layout. Using the new blogger isn't so bad either. Thanks to Jia Yean, I managed to get my hands on a copy of Adobe Photoshop CS 4. Thanks!

Decided to play with it a bit, and the final product is up there. So what d'you guys think?

Dusty blog is dusty

Rummaging through his drawers, this unfortunate blogger has finally found the key to his blog. 7 long months it has been since he saw the contents of his blog.

He took a wet cloth and wiped off the thick layer of dust that had settled on his blog after more than half a year of not using it.

Taking out some soap, a mop, and a feather duster, he began cleaning it, tidying it up, and adding a few stuff to keep up with the times.

Condition of blog after a 7-month hiatus

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The Tekno Kid is back babeh! The header is under construction. Stay tuned for more updates! Oh, and I've graduated from SAM already. Now currently in Monash, for those of you who want to know.