Fantastic Contraption - Fun Online Game & Shareable Creations

[Gokul43201]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=737685" Not necessarily simpler but different.

I like that - very nice.

 

[humanino]

keep the target within the goal.

Ah I did not follow that !
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=739593

 

[out of whack]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=740065"

 

[DaveC426913]

Heh. You guys have 'economy' covered. I've got 'most complex' covered. Mine usually look like caterpillar tanks driving over conveyor belts. I'm particularly pleased with the 'Awash' one, which acts more like a Mole-people tunneler.

Maybe I'll go back and hone my skills at economy.

 

[humanino]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=740065"

Oh this one is so much better !

 

[rootX]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=737685" Not necessarily simpler but different.

Seems like, 4 item design is the simplest.

 

[Gokul43201]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=740065"

I kept looking for a one stick solution, but couldn't get close enough.

 

[BobG]

Mind the Gap; stays in the box.

Not economical, but fun.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=742531

 

[edward]

These are really great. They are a bit too much for my 7 year old grandson, but he is starting to get the basic idea. It is a great learning tool. He loves to watch me do trial and error.

Does anyone know of a similar "building moving objects" website more age appropriate for grade schoolers.

 

[rootX]

These are really great. They are a bit too much for my 7 year old grandson, but he is starting to get the basic idea. It is a great learning tool. He loves to watch me do trial and error.

Does anyone know of a similar "building moving objects" website more age appropriate for grade schoolers.

http://www.miniclip.com/games/magic-pen/en/
this?

 

[out of whack]

Mind the Gap; stays in the box.

Not economical, but fun.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=742531

OMG this one really is fun. Remember "mousetrap", the game?

I tried a fun one too. I call this one http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=745706"

 

[Janus]

Mind the Gap with 3 sticks and stops in the Goal

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=746339

 

[BobG]

One really short stick. Wait for it... wait for it.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=722096

I love it! It took awhile before I noticed what was about to happen.

Here's a different 1 stick solution for around the bend. All you need is a brake

 

[edward]

http://www.miniclip.com/games/magic-pen/en/
this?

Great ! thanks

 

[BobG]

Aha, finally past the stairs. My contraption just wouldn't make it all the way up... so I built another contraption to give it an extra push from behind. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=676511

Feet are better on stairs than wheels. And he stays in the goal.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=751121

 

[humanino]

Did anybody find an elegant solution to the Handling problem ?
Mine is a bit "brute force" :
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=763519
or
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=763903

 

[rootX]

Did anybody find an elegant solution to the Handling problem ?
Mine is a bit "brute force" :
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=763519
or
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=763903

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=764163

It can be simpler ..

>It must need at least two wheels to pull the object

simpler
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=764554

 

[humanino]

Thanks rootX, your solution is much more elegant than mine

 

[rootX]

Thanks rootX, your solution is much more elegant than mine

I am trying to reduce the costs (1 stick costs x $, and 1 wheel costs y $)

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=765023

I think this is simplest solution I can come up with: 3 rods, 1 wheel
(doesn't work)

 

[Janus]

Here's one for Handling that I came up with:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=769109

Wait a bit and it will "walk" into the goal.

 

[Janus]

A pretty minimal approach to "Back And Forth":

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=767371

 

[Janus]

Heh. You guys have 'economy' covered. I've got 'most complex' covered. Mine usually look like caterpillar tanks driving over conveyor belts. I'm particularly pleased with the 'Awash' one, which acts more like a Mole-people tunneler.

It very similar to a solution I used. Here's another way to do it:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=770054

 

[Hurkyl]

I finally shunk my back-and-forth vehicle:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=775426

And a slight variant that keeps the vehicle with the wheel all the way through:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=775541

But this bridge for it is more fun:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=775489
(and it stays in the goal)

 

[BobG]

Did anybody find an elegant solution to the Handling problem ?
Mine is a bit "brute force" :
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=763519
or
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=763903

I kind of like your first solution.

I used torque and a lever: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=780946

 

[BobG]

But more fun is when things that appear not to work out, do so still

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=646282

Do you move a lot of couches?

 

[BobG]

Feet are better on stairs than wheels. And he stays in the goal.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=751121

Better foot technology: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=782042

He doesn't stay in the goal, but he climbs the stairs better.

 

[Hurkyl]

Better foot technology: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=782042

He doesn't stay in the goal, but he climbs the stairs better.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=782467
And now he gets stuck at the goal.

Whoops, I lied. After watching it for several minutes and posting here... I turn back just in time to find that it escaped.

 

[rootX]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=782467
And now he gets stuck at the goal.

Whoops, I lied. After watching it for several minutes and posting here... I turn back just in time to find that it escaped.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=782730
this one works! =)

 

[BobG]

I finally shunk my back-and-forth vehicle:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=775426

And a slight variant that keeps the vehicle with the wheel all the way through:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=775541

But this bridge for it is more fun:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=775489
(and it stays in the goal)

A little overcomplicated logroller (balancing this was tough).
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=792692

 

[B. Elliott]

Janus, you've started a very bad thing and I now think my job is on the line. I showed this to one of the engineers at work and it's since spread to the entire engineering department, administration, electrical, and the CAD and CNC departments.

No one is actually working anymore. It's a disease.

 

[rootX]

A little overcomplicated logroller (balancing this was tough).
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=792692

I loved the way it picks up the target, delivers it to the destination, and destroys itself

 

[BobG]

I chose to race the big ball in that one.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=672568

That's also the first solution I managed to make work.

You can just lift it out of the way: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=765309

 

[rootX]

You can just lift it out of the way: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=765309

I was trying to use wheels to lift it up...
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=798185
couldn't get it to work. The wheels started fighting with each other.. and after some minutes, violet ones won.

Who has the simplest design for the above one?

 

[B. Elliott]

You can just lift it out of the way: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=765309

Or you can lift it out of the way while also tossing two balls over the edge.:D

*edit* never mind. Forgot to save the link before I closed it.

 

[Gokul43201]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=764163

And to giving it staying power: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=798770