[TheForge] Re: Junkyard Wars

Tue May 20 11:22:02 2003

I always assumed that much of what was needed was planted in the yard.
I really see no problem with this at all.  It's still junk.  Now, if
by chance there was collusion between the teams and the producers in
the form of deciding beforehand what they were going to make and how
it was specifically to be designed so that the right materials for
that particular work was planted, then I would say the show is bogus.

I don't watch it much because I try to stay away from the infernal TV
but when I see it, I find it amusing.  And I have to give the folks a 
lot of credit for ingenuity.  I also credit the producers for having
people able to anticipate the needs of the teams.  Take, for instance
the jet engine thing they did.  If the large diesel turbocharger was
a plant, it was a pretty good one IMO.  Overall I think it is one of
the better things to watch on the idiot box.  How many people out
there have shops at their disposal where they would be able to do 
such things?  Or the ability?  As someone said earlier, most of the
shop programs in the USA have been torpedoed, often with good intent,
but with disastrous results.  I was amazed to find that the school
where my daughter attends has a very strong shop program.  They even
have a few small CNC machines where the kids learn some g-code
programming.  In this day and age I consider that utterly amazing.

"Thomas A. Troszak" wrote:
> 
> on 5/19/03 7:02 PM, [email protected] at
> [email protected] wrote:
> 
> > Message: 9
> > From: "Chuck Robinson" <[email protected]>
> 
> > My main complaint about shows like Junk Yard Wars is the "salvaged items"
> > available in those shows.
> > I've yet to find rocket motors, new rolls of diving hose or the numerous
> > other items they find during the shows.
> > If they used real scrap yards the end products would look a lot different.
> > Chuc
> 
> Dear Chuck and list,
> 
> I have a dear friend and colleague who was actually on "junkyard wars" and
> he said that even though some necessary items are "planted" in the scrap
> yard, they still had to find them, and making something that actually works
> in the time allowed was incredibly stressful.
> 
> Keeping all egos and frustrations in check was a challenge, the time limit
> and competition is real, and not all of the team members know each other
> before hand...  not to mention that there are camera people and the hosts
> constantly looking over your shoulder... so the show is actually even more
> realistic than I originally thought... for what it is worth.
> 
> Tom Troszak
> 
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