NBR: What's the best way to destroy a scooter?
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How about "Guess which bolt isn't Lock-Tited at 60mph"? Now that'd be a show!
How about "Guess which bolt isn't Lock-Tited at 60mph"? Now that'd be a show!
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Melting is great…but then how do you get the plastic hot enough to melt without blowing the whole thing up? (Okay—empty gas tank, for one… uh…)
There are various types of industrial heaters for plastics manufacturing and other purposes.
http://www.watlow.com/products/heaters/ht_radiant.cfm
http://www.tempco.com/Default.htm
Infrared heaters apparently work better on plastics than other materials!
Big list of plastics processing heater manufacturers:
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There are also different types of giant industrial ovens and furnaces such as this one: http://www.plastivac.com/polycarbonate.asp
And these walk-in industrial ovens. The problem with the ovens is that I don't see any windows.
There are various types of industrial heaters for plastics manufacturing and other purposes.
http://www.watlow.com/products/heaters/ht_radiant.cfm
http://www.tempco.com/Default.htm
Infrared heaters apparently work better on plastics than other materials!
Big list of plastics processing heater manufacturers:
http://www.thomasnet.com/products/heate ... 401-1.html
There are also different types of giant industrial ovens and furnaces such as this one: http://www.plastivac.com/polycarbonate.asp
And these walk-in industrial ovens. The problem with the ovens is that I don't see any windows.
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I can think of a few scooters I'd like to see steamrollered.
I saw a video where a VW Beetle was dropped into a giant shredder. The "owner" walked away with a piece of door panel. That was pretty neat, but it took a while to do.
I saw a video where a VW Beetle was dropped into a giant shredder. The "owner" walked away with a piece of door panel. That was pretty neat, but it took a while to do.
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Another idea...
Put the scooter in some type of open top container, supported above the ground. Have a vat of cement/hot glue/epoxy/molten metal/caustic liquid (pick one) suspended above the container. The idea is to stop or divert the flow of nasty stuff emptying out of the vat, or free the scooter from the container, or otherwise protect the scoot, before it's encased. If possible, a transparent container might make it more entertaining to watch if they fail.
Put the scooter in some type of open top container, supported above the ground. Have a vat of cement/hot glue/epoxy/molten metal/caustic liquid (pick one) suspended above the container. The idea is to stop or divert the flow of nasty stuff emptying out of the vat, or free the scooter from the container, or otherwise protect the scoot, before it's encased. If possible, a transparent container might make it more entertaining to watch if they fail.
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Too funny. This is fast becoming one of the most creative and motivated threads on MB!
What a sick group of individuals. Don't ever change.
Weird coincidence after following this thread - Friday night I am riding out to watch a well known rock band blow a house to matchsticks for a rock video. (I can't mention what band but you'll see it on tv in a couple weeks.) If you think this stuff is cool to see on tv, it is really something to see live! If they let me take photos I'll see if I can get a shot of my scooter in the foreground...
Have fun everyone!
What a sick group of individuals. Don't ever change.
Weird coincidence after following this thread - Friday night I am riding out to watch a well known rock band blow a house to matchsticks for a rock video. (I can't mention what band but you'll see it on tv in a couple weeks.) If you think this stuff is cool to see on tv, it is really something to see live! If they let me take photos I'll see if I can get a shot of my scooter in the foreground...
Have fun everyone!
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Do you remember those elaborate toothpick contraptions with an egg in the middle? Physics classes did it a lot. (*geek* alert)
Do as Galilleo and built same such contraption for the scooter and drop it from a really tall building...or cliff in the desert...yeah. That would be interesting.
Immolated scooter just sounds like a mechanically assisted bonfire to me.
Do as Galilleo and built same such contraption for the scooter and drop it from a really tall building...or cliff in the desert...yeah. That would be interesting.
Immolated scooter just sounds like a mechanically assisted bonfire to me.
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I like this idea. You could build an acrylic frame (Mythbusters make them all the time) and have liquid plastic pour down onto the scooter. If the teams fail, the Bello will be encased in plastic, which would be extra cool.kschulz wrote:Another idea...
Put the scooter in some type of open top container, supported above the ground. Have a vat of cement/hot glue/epoxy/molten metal/caustic liquid (pick one) suspended above the container. The idea is to stop or divert the flow of nasty stuff emptying out of the vat, or free the scooter from the container, or otherwise protect the scoot, before it's encased. If possible, a transparent container might make it more entertaining to watch if they fail.
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That's even better. Might not get a scooter, but they can at least go home with one helluva paper weight.ericalm wrote:
I like this idea. You could build an acrylic frame (Mythbusters make them all the time) and have liquid plastic pour down onto the scooter. If the teams fail, the Bello will be encased in plastic, which would be extra cool.
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It's a Flyscooters Il Bello. Plastic. Chinese. Goofy-lookin'.kazoo wrote:This is probably dumb to ask, but that hasn't stopped me yet. Why are we assuming it will be a plastic scooter? I just reread the OP and the type was never mentioned. Maybe this game show is part of an evil scheme to rid the world of metal scooters. Just asking?
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Bridge to Nowhere: The contestants have to build a bridge out of available supplies, none of which are really long enough to form the backbone of a bridge. At the end of the allotted time, the scooter is towed across the bridge, with an Elmo doll on the seat and some training wheels to keep it upright.
If the bridge doesn't collapse and spill the scooter down into ______, they get to keep it.
If the bridge doesn't collapse and spill the scooter down into ______, they get to keep it.
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i empty those ovens at work such fun we use them to cure our partsericalm wrote:Melting is great…but then how do you get the plastic hot enough to melt without blowing the whole thing up? (Okay—empty gas tank, for one… uh…)
There are various types of industrial heaters for plastics manufacturing and other purposes.
http://www.watlow.com/products/heaters/ht_radiant.cfm
http://www.tempco.com/Default.htm
Infrared heaters apparently work better on plastics than other materials!
Big list of plastics processing heater manufacturers:
http://www.thomasnet.com/products/heate ... 401-1.html
There are also different types of giant industrial ovens and furnaces such as this one: http://www.plastivac.com/polycarbonate.asp
And these walk-in industrial ovens. The problem with the ovens is that I don't see any windows.
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This is an interesting angle on this—they have to somehow build something to safely convey the scooter.Scalpel wrote:Bridge to Nowhere: The contestants have to build a bridge out of available supplies, none of which are really long enough to form the backbone of a bridge. At the end of the allotted time, the scooter is towed across the bridge, with an Elmo doll on the seat and some training wheels to keep it upright.
If the bridge doesn't collapse and spill the scooter down into ______, they get to keep it.
If the bridge is over a pit of molten lava, even better.
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Lava might be more than their budget can support. On the other hand, having them build a ten-foot bridge over the top of a car crusher, or one of those industrial shredders, or maybe between two buildings with a several-story drop into an alley or something. That would allow for a nice long drop, which would look great on TV.ericalm wrote:This is an interesting angle on this—they have to somehow build something to safely convey the scooter.
If the bridge is over a pit of molten lava, even better.
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+1 on the Distraction comment...
They destroyed quite a few Vespa 50's for the show...proving once again that there are NO ORIGINAL IDEAS IN TV.
Jimmy Carr didn't create the series either...it was stolen from a BBC game show.
In any case here's my idea - and in keeping with the theme of this thread...it's completely un-original.
Place the scooter in the middle of the PVSC scooter rally and bust the key off in the "ON" position. I'm thinking right in the middle of the football field with a sign saying "I dare any sissy skinhead to ride me". Adding a "100% Vegan" or "Pure EMO" sticker might be a nice touch.
Your job is to keep that scooter intact for the weekend.
Bet you can't.
This is autobiographical. I've brought more than my fair share of detestable, flammable, unpopular, and downright annoying scooters to traditional rallies and had to work hard to keep them in one piece long enough to pitch them in the fire on Saturday night.
They destroyed quite a few Vespa 50's for the show...proving once again that there are NO ORIGINAL IDEAS IN TV.
Jimmy Carr didn't create the series either...it was stolen from a BBC game show.
In any case here's my idea - and in keeping with the theme of this thread...it's completely un-original.
Place the scooter in the middle of the PVSC scooter rally and bust the key off in the "ON" position. I'm thinking right in the middle of the football field with a sign saying "I dare any sissy skinhead to ride me". Adding a "100% Vegan" or "Pure EMO" sticker might be a nice touch.
Your job is to keep that scooter intact for the weekend.
Bet you can't.
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I believe mixing up some 64 grams iron oxide to 24 gram of aluminum. Mix it up. Put the mixture somewhere on the bike that gets hot from the bike running. Start the scooter up. Hopefully the scooter does not get melted and other fun stuff. They get to keep the scooter. Just be careful to wash it down, very carefully.
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My vote would be for these ideas ... I like them. The only problem could be that without some creative forethought, preventing a flow of liquid into a container might be relatively easy.ericalm wrote:I like this idea. You could build an acrylic frame (Mythbusters make them all the time) and have liquid plastic pour down onto the scooter. If the teams fail, the Bello will be encased in plastic, which would be extra cool.kschulz wrote:Another idea...
Put the scooter in some type of open top container, supported above the ground. Have a vat of cement/hot glue/epoxy/molten metal/caustic liquid (pick one) suspended above the container. The idea is to stop or divert the flow of nasty stuff emptying out of the vat, or free the scooter from the container, or otherwise protect the scoot, before it's encased. If possible, a transparent container might make it more entertaining to watch if they fail.
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You could set a steam roller on fire and have it run into the scooter.nuttmeg75 wrote:Well, I think we can rule out the catapult. Network says they've had enough of 'em for a while. I think a steamroller or some form of melting are the office front runners so far. Keep those ideas coming. Thanks again.
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Well, here's the thing…
IMHO, the parameters for a good scooter death trap:
Time element, to build anticipation and allow teams opportunity to avert destruction
Not too elaborate or expensive
Must be replicable for each team
Actual destruction should be fairly quick rather than gradual. Teams shouldn't save the scooter, only to find it's half melted.
Destruction should be visible for cameras and should be dramatic or entertaining
Should require some amount of cleverness to prevent
Should be preventable using different approaches (i.e., more than one way to skin a cat)
My latest idea, then, based on the famous egg drops: Drop it out of a helicopter or plane over the Mojave.
IMHO, the parameters for a good scooter death trap:
Time element, to build anticipation and allow teams opportunity to avert destruction
Not too elaborate or expensive
Must be replicable for each team
Actual destruction should be fairly quick rather than gradual. Teams shouldn't save the scooter, only to find it's half melted.
Destruction should be visible for cameras and should be dramatic or entertaining
Should require some amount of cleverness to prevent
Should be preventable using different approaches (i.e., more than one way to skin a cat)
My latest idea, then, based on the famous egg drops: Drop it out of a helicopter or plane over the Mojave.
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First you need a track with sides high enough to keep the scooter upright...kinda like a hot wheels track.
The scooter is then suspended.
The scooter begins to lower as time elapses...this also pulls the string wrapped around the throttle increasing revs (did I fail to mention that the return spring has been removed?)
lower and lower...faster and faster.
Once contact with the track is made the suspension system is released.
Scoot runs down the track WFO untill...well what else could it be
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The scooter is then suspended.
The scooter begins to lower as time elapses...this also pulls the string wrapped around the throttle increasing revs (did I fail to mention that the return spring has been removed?)
lower and lower...faster and faster.
Once contact with the track is made the suspension system is released.
Scoot runs down the track WFO untill...well what else could it be
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Does anywhere on the scoot get hot enough to start a thermite reaction? It usually takes a bit to get those started, also since the reaction provides its own oxygen from the rust, you can't exactly snuff it so once it starts you've lost.hi2525 wrote:I believe mixing up some 64 grams iron oxide to 24 gram of aluminum. Mix it up. Put the mixture somewhere on the bike that gets hot from the bike running. Start the scooter up. Hopefully the scooter does not get melted and other fun stuff. They get to keep the scooter. Just be careful to wash it down, very carefully.
would be a bit neater on a metal body scooter like a vespa because the whole thing would melt, even better just get an old rusty one and add aluminum shavings, expose to fireworks or road flares.
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Oh, sure… that'll probably do it, too.nuttmeg75 wrote:Thanks so much for all of your ideas. Now it appears that we're going to put training wheels on the scooter, build a ramp and run it (rider-less, of course) off the roof of a tall building.
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Scooter Destruction
I like the classic suspense cliche used in movies - with time ticking down and a bomb about to explode, which wire do you cut? The red wire or the green wire?!? If the contestant picks the right wire, they get to keep the scooter. If they pick the wrong wire - kablooey!
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NBR: What's the best way to destroy a scooter? UPDATE
In case you're curious, the first episode of "Catch It/Keep It" airs on Friday July 17th at 10pm on the Science Channel. In this episode, a Flyscooter il Bello will be launched down an 80 foot runway and off a 15 degree ramp at the top of a 26 foot building. 3 contestants have 48 hours to build something to save it. Sorry for the shameless plug, but I was the editor this episode.
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My wife and I got a chuckle out of the teaser commercial where the guy is cryin' over the front panel being removed. Nice touch with the cylinder head on the ground in the next clip. Looks like it could be interesting...
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try this,, on a drug infested street
,,chain it up overnite downtown in a know drug infested area,, it will look like
paranahas(sp) got ahold of it,, do use an alarm so that they will run away and come back and try to disable the alarm..kewl,,
oh and use a big stainless steel cable lock
paranahas(sp) got ahold of it,, do use an alarm so that they will run away and come back and try to disable the alarm..kewl,,
oh and use a big stainless steel cable lock
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That sounds like another episode. Battle robot build-off. 10' squared arena, keys suspended in the middle, the droids have to snatch the keys and make it out of the arena alive and/or disable the other bots to be declared winner. 2-hour time limit so as not to ruin a day's worth of riding for the winner.KRUSTYburger wrote:The show sounds cool, I don't have cable so I haven't seen any commercials for it... So if they save the scooter do they all get their own or do they have to share? One gets it mondays and thursdays, one gets tuesdays and fridays, the other wendesdays and saturdays... but what about sunday?
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Alright! I'll set the DVR. Wonder if we could talk a joint with a big screen to host a local group watching party?
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