The low-poly circle is complete: boxy #CubScout #PinewoodDerby cars modeled after the boxy #Tesla #Cybertruck
You can find much better gravity-powered car models built from a standard wooden block, plastic wheels and metal axles at #Scout Life: https://ScoutLife.org/pinewood-derby
It’s #pinewoodDerby race day!
We have four cars, but only my daughter’s is in the scout class. Pre-race inspections passed.
My old car, “Unknown”, had some issues during inspection. It was made with only 3 wheels touching. I had to bend the axel, as my dad epoxied in the axels. I didn’t want to, but I wanted to race it.
Since it’s rainy, and tomorrow is the #pinewoodDerby I’ve decided to pack the cars in desiccant so pull the moisture out of the wood. Then after weigh in, they’ll sit on a table for a few hours absorbing the humidity, and hopefully getting heavier.
Is it cheating? Kinda. It feels like a boxer trick. But as someone said, “If you ain’t cheat in’, you ain’t racin’!”
Will this actually do something? Probably not. The cars are already painted, so the moisture can only be gained/lost through the bottom, and it’s a pretty slow process.
However, I have seen them gain a few hundredths of ounces overnight, so maybe!
I’m definitely going to weight them after the race.
Derby day! Starting out a bit in the back of the pack for the 2023 father of the year, but we knew building shit wasn’t our event. After struggling through a complete lack of adult tools and some creative differences, we’re ready to take our beating. It’s all down hill from here provided the wheels don’t fall off. #sports #fatherhood #pinewoodderby #scouts
@PadreSJ Bent wheels and 1 wheels up is now illegal in most Packs now. #pinewoodderby #cubscout
