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Once her classmates are allowed to have a turn on it, I predict a 17 minute use life before something breaks... which may be industry average for all I know.
My daughter and I did something very similar but on a tabletop scale when she was in 7th grade. She had to make something from recycled materials. I made a little lever system and then used rubber bands and pencils for the flippers.
She did the rest with my input. It was the hit of the class, much as I expect yours to be.
Nicely done!
Quoted from SkyKing2301:You were SO close! A mere 22 minutes into tonight's showcase, some kid got overzealous and ripped the flipper "button" tube right out, tearing out the bolt hole. I flipped the tube around, poked a new bolt hole, and cut an access door into the side of the cabinet to reattach it. No sooner had I finished that, the nut on the other flipper worked it's way off, so I had to cut a door on that side too. (I then secured the nuts with duct tape to prevent them from backing off.
There were some REALLY awesome projects there. Here are some pics of the others, including an F-35, a giant Lego man, an Ice Cold Beer game (sorta), a soda machine, a space capsule, and more!
The pinball machine was a huge hit, people were playing on it all evening. One parent actually noticed that it was a pinball box, which was nice to hear, lol.
We'll find out tomorrow about the winners, but seeing some of those really fancy ones, I don't expect it was us. Regardless, my daughter had a great time showing off her game and even started writing down the names of the game winners on the cabinet.[quoted
Yep, told you. 
I like yours and the Ice Cold Beer concept game the best because of the functionality. Not too take away from the fine creativity on display, but adding motion and function to cardboard is a winner for me.
That's a bummer. You may not have gotten the official votes, but if people were crowding to play your cardboard pin all night...that to me is indicative of the actual winner. Which I suspect you know but may have to explain to your daughter.
No different than a pinball show...it's the foot traffic that really matters!
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