Today at the pinewood derby our boy scout troop held, my son’s car was by far the fastest. Probably because we disregarded all the rules. If you’d like to make a motorized pinewood derby car for an unlimited class race, take a look!
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Grim Grinning Ghosts
Just in time for Halloween, I recorded a song with my kids and the lego team. Enjoy!
Welcome!
Welcome to Atterberry.net! I’ve had a lot of hobbies, including building things, playing music, RC planes, recumbent bicycles, kayaking, camping, geocaching, video editing, programming and robotics. Head over to my Projects page and you might find something that interests you.
Pinewood Derby
Even though I’ve added some content, I haven’t actually “posted” to this site since 2011. In the past I created a static “page” for anything interesting I put here, then a simple “post” to draw attention to it. A “post” has a date associated, and is the basis for a “blog”, which this site really …
Using ice as truck bed ballast
A couple of days ago, a friend and I were talking about putting extra weight in our pickup truck beds for added traction for winter driving. I’ve usually put a few hundred pounds of concrete blocks back there, but the problem is storing those blocks when not in use. I have to carry them out …