Tomorrow is the deadline for submitting your entry into the Pail 'O Papercrete competition.
Hurry up and post your entry.
The moderators (nice people that we are) are willing to entertain appeals for a deadline extension if you can post a photo of some partially completed work of you project entry.
So hurry up!!
Get off your Pail and post your entries.
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, slurryguy@... wrote:
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> Pail 'O Papercrete Competition.
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> Announcing the first ever "Pail 'O Papercrete" Competition.
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> Objective:
> To encourage as many Papercreters members as possible to mix up a small batch of papercrete and make something fun, interesting, educational, silly, useful, beautiful, and/or any combination of those attributes or more as appropriate.
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> Rules:
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> 1. Cost of materials for anyone to duplicate a project must be less than $10. (Not including tools used to construct the project.)
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> 2. Entries must be described in detail by posting about your efforts on Papercreters. Your descriptions should not only show off your efforts, but provide all the information required for someone to duplicate your project in every detail if they so desire. Include a list of materials used, and their cost.
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> 3. Pictures are required. The more pictures the better. Obviously we want to see your final result, but showing step by step what you did and how you did it will be important. Videos are encouraged, but not required. Putting a link or a credit line encouraging video viewers on YouTube or other video hosting services to come join us on Papercreters would be awesome touch, but not required.
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> 4. Possible entry types include, but are not limited to the following ideas:
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> Small science experiments exploring what papercrete can do, different recipes, and/or mixing-forming processes.
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> Art projects of all kinds.
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> Useful household objects that take advantage of papercrete.
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> Any papercrete object that generates a good laugh. (Keep it G-rated.)
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> Other
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> 5. Members submitting entries should actively answer any questions and help others understand or duplicate what they have done.
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> 6. Multiple entries are encouraged.
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> 7. Submit your entry to this contest by posting about it on Papercreters. Include "POP Contest Entry _________" in the subject line of your post. Fill in the blank by including whatever name you have given your project.
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> 8. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS JULY 31, 2009.
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> 9. Papercreters Moderators reserve the right to modify these rules as necessary, but it seems very unlikely that will be required. We intend to keep this competition as wide open as possible to encourage creativity. Moderators rulings are final.
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> 10. Members will vote in a poll to determine the winner.
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> 11. The winning project will be displayed as the featured photo on the Papercreters Home Page for a couple of months. Other prizes may be offered as we work it out. Any member or business that would like to donate a prize for the contest, please email slurryguy@... .
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> I look forward to seeing everyone's entries.
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> LET'S GET STARTED!!
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