The [Italian Job] ends with Caine's classic line: "Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea! Err..."
That's where the Royal Society of Chemistry wants creative fans with a bit of engineering skill to step in. The group is launching a contest to concoct scientific solutions to recover the gang's gold, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Contestants must assume that 30 minutes after Croker's last line, the bus will topple down the mountain. A 150-word minimum explanation, calculations, and a diagram must be included.
Difficulty: No helicopters allowed.
Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea! Err...
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/30 ... n_contest/
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
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Hope they fall off - crime doesn't pay
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....ENOUGHNorman Hunter wrote:crime doesn't pay
thanks...my Lord...i'm unbeliver
tear up your pants for psicho...and jump on him
tear up your pants for psicho...and jump on him
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That bloke who corrected Katie Melua about her six million bikes would probably get a hard-on about this
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Well you would wouldn’t you?Godwin went as far as to "track down one of the last existing VAL14s buses to a depot near Cambridge to check his details, confirming that the fuel tank was located towards the overhanging rear".
OK the runner up kills everyone, must have been some amazing entries….The runner-up in the challenge was Aidan Farrell, who suggested setting fire to fuel from the tank to glue the bus to the road.
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weebleswobble wrote:OK the runner up kills everyone, must have been some amazing entries….The runner-up in the challenge was Aidan Farrell, who suggested setting fire to fuel from the tank to glue the bus to the road.
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think someone was trying to test the theory?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/sou ... 857643.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/sou ... 857643.stm
The ferry, bound for Belfast, had to return to Stranraer after a lorry was discovered hanging off the back.
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They should let him try againDark wrote:He's not the only one.
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."