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==Mailing List==
==Mailing List==
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wasabi-toothbrushing@mit.edu
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Admin: wasabi-toothbrushing@mit.edu<BR>
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General: bad-ideas@mit.edu
Yes, it deserves its own category.  Go suck it.
Yes, it deserves its own category.  Go suck it.
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'''Poster Distribution: '''<BR>
'''Poster Distribution: '''<BR>
'''Food: '''<BR>
'''Food: '''<BR>
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'''Videotaping: '''<BR>
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'''Videotaping: '''fangfei, erosalia<BR>
'''Bad Ideas Ball: '''<BR>
'''Bad Ideas Ball: '''<BR>
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|'''Funding Source'''
|'''Funding Source'''
|'''Requested'''
|'''Requested'''
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|'''Received''
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|'''Received'''
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|LEF
|LEF
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|Dormcon
|Dormcon
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|2500
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|2000
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|Weekends@MIT
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|500
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|500
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|'''Total'''
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|9500
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|7000
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== Projects/Events ==
== Projects/Events ==
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(Currently mostly unsorted...)
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Feel free to sign up to help out with any of these!  We'll love you soooo much!
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Feel free to sign up to be in charge of any of these!  We'll love you soooo much!
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(Also tell us the stuff you'll need + budget, etc.)
(Also tell us the stuff you'll need + budget, etc.)
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|'''Contact'''
|'''Contact'''
|'''Requested Budget'''
|'''Requested Budget'''
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|'''Comments/Helpers'''
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|Pizza Oven
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|elevin
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|???
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|-
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|Aerial Silks
|Aerial Silks
|elevin and clarion
|elevin and clarion
|120
|120
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|Have two rigs, could get one more.
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|-
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|-
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|3D@MIT
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|natech
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|asked council for the arts for $500
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|
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|-
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|2kW subwoofer
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|natech
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|
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|
|-
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|Programmable LED Spheres
|Programmable LED Spheres
|dgrnbrg
|dgrnbrg
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|500 (from last year's budget)
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|1000 (500 from last year's budget)
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|-
|-
|Electric Ice Guitar
|Electric Ice Guitar
|srd
|srd
|150
|150
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|
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|-
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|Chili Cookoff
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|natech
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|150
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|
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|-
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|Iron Chef
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|natech
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|100
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|
|-
|-
|Air Cannon
|Air Cannon
|mnawrot and bnpeters
|mnawrot and bnpeters
|100
|100
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|6-legged Walking Couch
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|dsa
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-
|???
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|-
|-
|Wa Laundry Chute
|Wa Laundry Chute
|fangfei
|fangfei
|Est. 50-100
|Est. 50-100
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|-
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|Sledding Hill
|Sledding Hill
|jrogoff
|jrogoff
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|350
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|200
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|-
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|"Choose your own adventure" porn
|"Choose your own adventure" porn
|jrogoff
|jrogoff
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|???
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|Free
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|
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|3-4 m tall walking beast
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|amyqian
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|500
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|-
|-
|Iceskate Ripstick
|Iceskate Ripstick
|ciuffo and rdeits
|ciuffo and rdeits
|100
|100
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|
|-
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|Large Plasma Globe
|Large Plasma Globe
|ihiromi
|ihiromi
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|900 (smaller parts at 400,200)
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|1000
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|Fence Jumping Contest
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|joshuah
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|???
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|TP Launcher (with spinning action)
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|sdmorr
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|???
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|-
|-
|Wasabi Toothbrushing
|Wasabi Toothbrushing
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|cmerrill & mnawrot
|Est. 15
|Est. 15
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|-
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|Beach in Talbot (400W sun lamp available)
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|Igloo out of styrofoam bricks
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|jbuz (?)
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|Free
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|Est 700 (500 sand, 200 toys/etc)
 
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|Pig Roast
 
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|manayach (will cook only)
 
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|300 spit, Est. 100 pig
 
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|-
 
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|igloo out of student directories
 
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|jbuz
 
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|???
 
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|-
 
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|Rube Goldberg Roulette w/ Pies
 
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|jasminef & y2c
 
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|200
 
|-
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|Propane Fire Art
|Propane Fire Art
|scottnla
|scottnla
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|500
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|450
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|
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|Power Supplies for Digital Waterfall
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|rdeits
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|60
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|-
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|Flash Mob
|Flash Mob
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|cmerrill
|Free!
|Free!
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|NEED IDEAS
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|Wings Over Sommerville Eating Contest
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|Sponsored?  Hopefully...
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|-
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|Food HORSE
|Food HORSE
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|cmerrill & mnawrot
|100
|100
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|manu will get stuff for it
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|-
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|Golf Cart
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|Push Button, Receive Bacon
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|blakeney
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|50-100
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|-
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|Burrito Bomb Decathalon / Burrito Relay
|Burrito Bomb Decathalon / Burrito Relay
|
|
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|-
 
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|Volleyball Court Ice Skating
 
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|
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|Add to the green building challenge?
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|-
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|Tour Guide Cage
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|Invite Richard Stallman
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|Everyone
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|Free!
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|-
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|Human Katamari w/ Velcro
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|Pony Rides
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|mnawrot
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|Free!
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|-
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|"Stay-on-wall" Duct Tape Contest
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|Bad Ideas Rappelling
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|rbowru
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|Building 66 stairwell
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|20-article party (max clothing with min coverage)
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== Projects/Events with Missing Details/Leaders ==
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|Invite Richard Stallman
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|'''Event/Project'''
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|'''Contact'''
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|'''Requested Budget'''
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|'''Comments/Helpers'''
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|White Castle Tour
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|Pig Roast
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|
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|300 spit, Est. 100 pig
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|manayach (will cook only), need people to buy stuff
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|-
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|Timecube Lecture/Debate
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|TP Launcher (with spinning action)
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|sdmorr(?)
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|???
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|was not at meeting
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|-
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|My ___ is bigger than yours
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|Rube Goldberg Roulette w/ Pies
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|jasminef & y2c
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|200
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|Not at meeting, tentative approval
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|-
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|Satirical Newspaper
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|Eating Contest (Wings Over Sommerville?)
|
|
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|Sponsored?  Hopefully...
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|Figure out what it should be, get someone to run it.
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|-
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|Meat, tomato, pepper launcher "Make your-own-kabobs"
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|Fence Jumping Contest
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|joshuah
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|???
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|Need a cost estimate & good story
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|-
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|Leaf Blower Wind Instrument
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|Power Supplies for Digital Waterfall
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|rdeits
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|60
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|"If there's any money left"
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|-
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|Real Life Guitar Hero
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|My ___ is bigger than yours
|
|
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|-
 
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|Musical Tesla Coil
 
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|Need person to run it.
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|-
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|Pony Rides
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|Break Guiness Record
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|
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|???
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|Which record, call guiness people.
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|-
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|Submersible Guitar
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|bsena
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|100-200
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|More details, need BOM
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|-
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|Mobile Elliptical
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|bsena
 +
|100
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|More details, need BOM
|-
|-
|Suspension Bridge
|Suspension Bridge
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|
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|safety, safety, safety
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|$safety
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|safety, safety, approval
|-
|-
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|Bomb Diffusal Practice
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|"Hunting for Tourists"
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|
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|-
 
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|B-Movie Alternate Future Production
 
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|-
 
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|Levitating Discoball
 
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|Cubic 3-D Chess
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|Halloween in January
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|
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|-
 
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|Winter Burning Man
 
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|-
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|Man-made Ice column
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|B-Movie Alternate Future Production
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|
 +
|
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|-
|-
|Revolving Door in Middle of Courtyard
|Revolving Door in Middle of Courtyard
 +
|cmerrill, mnawrot
 +
|???
|
|
|-
|-
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|"Hunting for Tourists"
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|"Stay-on-wall" Duct Tape Contest
|
|
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|-
 
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|Halloween in January
 
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|
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|erosilia will get duct tape
|-
|-
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|"Hardcore" Photoshoot
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|Satirical Newspaper
|
|
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|-
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|Expensive? Athena Cluster?
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|Break Guiness Record
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|
|
|-
|-
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|Cross the Charles on foot
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|Real Life Guitar Hero
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|
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|
|
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|-
|-
|}
|}
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 +
== Flash Mob Ideas ==
 +
 +
* Flash Mob w/ Flash Cameras (Admin Paparazzi!)
 +
* Roving "Drum" / "Percussion" Circle (Trashcans? Other drum-like loud things?)
== Other Years ==
== Other Years ==

Latest revision as of 03:42, 13 January 2010

Contents

Weekend

Friday January 22 - Sunday January 24

Mailing List

Admin: wasabi-toothbrushing@mit.edu
General: bad-ideas@mit.edu

Yes, it deserves its own category. Go suck it.

[pseudo]Official Positions

Chairs: cmerrill, mnawrot
Poster Making:
Poster Distribution:
Food:
Videotaping: fangfei, erosalia
Bad Ideas Ball:

If you want to do something that's not on the list, add it and yourself above. (Initiative is good for you!)

Funding

Funding Source Requested Received
LEF 6000 4000
East Campus 500 500
Dormcon 2500 2000
Weekends@MIT 500 500
Total 9500 7000

Projects/Events

Feel free to sign up to help out with any of these! We'll love you soooo much! (Also tell us the stuff you'll need + budget, etc.)


Event/Project Contact Requested Budget Comments/Helpers
Aerial Silks elevin and clarion 120 Have two rigs, could get one more.
3D@MIT natech asked council for the arts for $500
2kW subwoofer natech
Programmable LED Spheres dgrnbrg 1000 (500 from last year's budget)
Electric Ice Guitar srd 150
Chili Cookoff natech 150
Iron Chef natech 100
Air Cannon mnawrot and bnpeters 100
Wa Laundry Chute fangfei Est. 50-100
Sledding Hill jrogoff 200
"Choose your own adventure" porn jrogoff Free
Iceskate Ripstick ciuffo and rdeits 100
Large Plasma Globe ihiromi 1000
Wasabi Toothbrushing cmerrill & mnawrot Est. 15
Igloo out of styrofoam bricks jbuz (?) Free
Propane Fire Art scottnla 450
Flash Mob cmerrill Free! NEED IDEAS
Food HORSE cmerrill & mnawrot 100 manu will get stuff for it
Push Button, Receive Bacon blakeney 50-100
Burrito Bomb Decathalon / Burrito Relay Add to the green building challenge?
Invite Richard Stallman Everyone Free!
Pony Rides mnawrot Free!
Bad Ideas Rappelling rbowru Building 66 stairwell

Projects/Events with Missing Details/Leaders

Event/Project Contact Requested Budget Comments/Helpers
Pig Roast 300 spit, Est. 100 pig manayach (will cook only), need people to buy stuff
TP Launcher (with spinning action) sdmorr(?) ??? was not at meeting
Rube Goldberg Roulette w/ Pies jasminef & y2c 200 Not at meeting, tentative approval
Eating Contest (Wings Over Sommerville?) Sponsored? Hopefully... Figure out what it should be, get someone to run it.
Fence Jumping Contest joshuah ??? Need a cost estimate & good story
Power Supplies for Digital Waterfall rdeits 60 "If there's any money left"
My ___ is bigger than yours Need person to run it.
Break Guiness Record ??? Which record, call guiness people.
Submersible Guitar bsena 100-200 More details, need BOM
Mobile Elliptical bsena 100 More details, need BOM
Suspension Bridge safety, safety, safety $safety safety, safety, approval
"Hunting for Tourists"
Halloween in January
B-Movie Alternate Future Production
Revolving Door in Middle of Courtyard cmerrill, mnawrot ???
"Stay-on-wall" Duct Tape Contest erosilia will get duct tape
Satirical Newspaper Expensive? Athena Cluster?
Real Life Guitar Hero

Flash Mob Ideas

  • Flash Mob w/ Flash Cameras (Admin Paparazzi!)
  • Roving "Drum" / "Percussion" Circle (Trashcans? Other drum-like loud things?)

Other Years

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