Dollar Store McGuyver Conference

Dollar Store McGuyver Conference (D.S.M.C)

After the E.P.I.C. conference at LVL1, the participants were rounded up for another event on April 12, 2013. This event shall hence forth be known as the Dollar Store McGuyver Conference (D.S.M.C.). The conference was designed to test the ingenuity of its participants when constrained by costs and materials. The results are presented here as a warning to those who wish to follow in their footsteps.

Rules

The conference's goal was to see what the LVL1 members and visitors could build if trapped in a dollar store. Several members, independently visited local dollar stores and acquired items at random. The items were then stored away from view until the start of the conference. Once the conference attendees were sequestered, the collected materials were dumped on a table and it was a free for all to build.

Materials Available
Pedometers	Fans	LED lights (stick up, clip on and tea candle)	Steel Wool
Popsicle Sticks	Window Alarms	Salad Tongs	Plastic Containers
Yoyos	Batteries	Laptop Stands	Water Squirt Toy
Strap and Cables	Cap Gun Caps	Water/Wet Bead Soil Replacement Weird Stuff	Funnel
Fish Bowl	Water/Spray Bottle	Mouse Traps	Punching Balloons
Rubber Bands	Picture Hanging Kit	Spikey Ball	etc.
DVD

Projects

Safety Goggles

When preparing for any build, safety is job one. So how do you build safely when you have stuff/material/debris but no eye protection? You build your eye protection. This safety gear is made from packaging of the items bought. Rubber bands supply the attachment mechanism. The googly eyes add an extra level of safety by protecting the pupils from danger and direct viewing of your work.