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    « Product Dictatorship | Main | Where is Camp Tipsy? »

    "Boat" Building 101

    In preparation for this year's Camp Tipsy, I've started collecting buoyancy at my office. We go through a bunch of Vitamin Water (and bottled tea, orange juice, etc) each week. According to WolframAlpha, each empty bottle of Vitamin Water provides provides 1.195 pounds-force of buoyancy (or 5.315 Newtons) .

    Buoyancy Bottles for Camp Tipsy

    Here's how to build boat for Camp Tipsy:

    Step 1: Get a bunch of empty bottles with caps. The photo above is about 3 weeks worth.

    Step 2: Build a big box. Like a coffin. 2x4s and plywood work fine. Angle the front a bit for that boat-like profile.

    Step 3: Put the empty bottles in the box.

    Step 4 (optional): Cut a hole in the box. It doesn't matter. As long as the bottles don't escape.

    Step 5: add an outrigger for stability

    Step 6: Toss it all in the lake. You've got "boat".

    Buoyancy Bottles for Camp Tipsy

    Posted on 2010.05.18 at 07:01 PM in Events |

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    bjorn

    Nice boat. If you paddle fast you might still catch up with the "plastiki" that sails across the Pacific. Enjoy Camp Tipsy! Sounds like a lot of fun.

    Posted by: bjorn | 2010.05.30 at 03:47 AM

    Zoosk

    FUCK YOU!

    Posted by: Zoosk | 2010.08.09 at 04:26 PM

    Rob

    WTF is with Zoosk?

    Posted by: Rob | 2010.08.10 at 01:40 PM

    dav

    It's a dating website, a startup here that is starting to get some traction, but apparently they employ shady tactics for their SEO optimization. Like spamming people's blog comments with profanity.

    Posted by: dav | 2010.08.10 at 02:06 PM

    Chad Woolley

    Oh those clever spammers. What will they think of next...

    Posted by: Chad Woolley | 2010.08.10 at 03:06 PM

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