From: Bob Danielson <rdaniels@snet.net>
>OK......... yesterday it was the "Junkyard Wars" marathon on
>TLC................ today it's "Battlebots" on the Comedy Channel. This
show
>has to appeal the gearheads too. Picture remote control bots on wheels or
>tracks weighing from 80 to about 400 pounds, equipped with spinning saw
>blades, ice picks, steel probes, swinging hammers etc ......... all in an
>enclosed arena. One of these bots was so powerful they showed it pulling 3
>cars! The object is to incapacitate your opponents bot in 3 minutes.
Been there, seen that. Robot Wars from the UK has been on PBS for a bit,
and I didn't need cable to see it.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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