"The Old Tosser" by Kim Reh & Dick Gardner

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The Old Tosser is a spring loaded catapult; by pulling back on the rusty spoon the bmx bicycle forks hinged on the tricycle handlebars extend the springs which are attatched to the pedals of the trike. The materials used are all discarded metal items collected from the alleys and dumpsters of the boss basin. The creation of a new and useful thing out of the ditritus of society is a 'hobby' of mine.

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As is said: one man's trash is another man's treasure. Ahh, the challenge, have you ever seen a piece of rusty junk by the side of the road that wasn't all bent out of shape ?, neither have I. Which leads right to the problems encountered, is anything square ?, isn't square just something we made up anyway ?. I'll admit square is easier, but where is the challenge in that ? the major improvement I would have made would be to the performance itself; we really wanted to win.

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I suppose the sighting devices that assisted the first and second place finishers were a good idea, but hey, loose variables can be fun too. Thanks for the opportunity to play, we had a great time and look forward to next years challenge.