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    how fast do soap boxes go?

    when did they start and a list of the winners?

    0  Views: 611 Answers: 2 Posted: 12 years ago

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    >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_Box_Derby


    >>http://mariettasoapboxderby.com/assets/Science%20of%20SBD%20Racing.pdf


    >>http://www.quincyboc.org/Soap_Box_Site/faqs.htm

    sunnyB

    They're a bit different from the ones we made when we were kids.
    country bumpkin

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    That's what I thought too.
    bustieone

    We made them from any baby carriage wheels and scrap wood that we could find. Now they are high tech and not cheap to build. I think the charm of how we did it made us more resourceful and caused us to problem solve more with development of engineering skills. How hard is it to buy a kit and assemble it?
    mycatsmom

    Kids even used to make their own bikes by salvaging parts from here and there.
    bustieone

    We were "upcycling and recycling" and were already green! Long before the yuppies thought it a good idea! My paperboy used to deliver used clothes in bottom of his paper bag for my family, from his mom. And I remember the rag man, as there were no bins at shopping centers then... If that wasn't green, what was?

    depends on the pitch of the hill



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