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Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea! Err...
Posted: 30 Oct 2008, 10:32
by Quiff Boy
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/30 ... n_contest/
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.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008, 11:48
by Norman Hunter
Hope they fall off - crime doesn't pay
Posted: 31 Oct 2008, 12:30
by psichonaut
Norman Hunter wrote:crime doesn't pay
....ENOUGH
Posted: 31 Oct 2008, 13:18
by Norman Hunter
That bloke who corrected Katie Melua about her six million bikes would probably get a hard-on about this
Posted: 23 Jan 2009, 13:05
by Quiff Boy
Posted: 23 Jan 2009, 14:12
by weebleswobble
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".
Well you would wouldn’t you?
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.
OK the runner up kills everyone, must have been some amazing entries….
Posted: 23 Jan 2009, 15:13
by Harvey Winston
weebleswobble wrote:
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.
OK the runner up kills everyone, must have been some amazing entries….
Posted: 29 Jan 2009, 14:06
by Quiff Boy
think someone was trying to test the theory?
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.
Posted: 29 Jan 2009, 17:32
by Dark
Posted: 29 Jan 2009, 17:37
by weebleswobble
They should let him try again
