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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2012, 10:51:11 am »
Update!
I just finished with the looping, so I'm almost done, just the track back to the lift, the chain and assembling is left....
As you can see i'm already running out of pieces and had to replace them by others xD

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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2012, 12:04:51 am »
That is ... big.




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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2012, 06:08:12 am »
That is....not even third as tall as the hole ball machine will be.

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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2012, 10:34:32 am »
Ok, I forgot to post this yesterday....
Well, I finally uploaded the video! *YAY*

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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2012, 11:03:46 am »
Do you have any more knex now? You should make it even bigger :D
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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2012, 11:04:55 am »
Mhmm, i have some more knex but I already ran completely out of red and yellow rods xD
And I don't think i'll start a big project in the next time....

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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2012, 11:06:06 am »
Wow, just watched it. That thing IS huge. Great job.


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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2012, 11:09:10 am »
Haha, thanks.
And now think of this: The worlds tallest knex rollercoaster is like twice as high as that one O.o

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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2012, 11:13:17 am »
wow, 11 meters?
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Re: Tall knex ball machine
« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2012, 11:15:47 am »
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Colossus is a former record holder for tallest K’Nex roller coaster. Not only was it the tallest, but it was also the fastest, reaching speeds of up to 65 miles per hour (29 m/s). "Particle Accelerator" is the current world record holder, standing 42 feet 2 inches (12.85 m) and traveling in excess of 80 miles per hour (36 m/s).(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knex)

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