All of the pictures are broken/missing at throwthemind. Do they work for everyone else?<div>Also it looks like the cake wasn't wrapped with seran wrap to keep it from falling apart under its own weight. Also there wasn't any foam or packing around the cake to help distribute the weight to spots other than the skewers. Also the large cake had extra weight that would make it want to fall harder (momentum? moment of inertia?) to the top when turned/dropped upside down. All that momentum against the skewers probably caused the cake to break apart. If it were wrapped and surrounded by foam it would only press against the frosting. Having the skewers in the foam and the seran wrap holding the cake together it could stay together an hold itself up a little better (but not perfect).</div>
<div>We may want to try something similar to the one that was sent to us with some sort of suspended cradle or cradle + gyro bowl...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Tim H <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crashcartpro@gmail.com">crashcartpro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Josh,</p>
<p>Here are some pictures from the last attempt, skewers and all.<br>
<a href="http://ml256.org/b1416" target="_blank">http://ml256.org/b1416</a></p><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 14, 2012 3:27 PM, "Joshua Pritt" <<a href="mailto:ramgarden@gmail.com" target="_blank">ramgarden@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
yeah but did you put toothpicks in the sides of the cake part to hold it in place?<div>What about it failed? The foam squished it? Or did it move around inside the space it was inside the foam?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Tim H <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crashcartpro@gmail.com" target="_blank">crashcartpro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>Quick word of warning to all who may attempt this:<br>
Last time we did it, I made a box, holding two halves made of expanding foam, form-fit to the cupcake. The cupcake was lightly wrapped to not be directly against the bare foam.</p>
<p>It failed spectacularly.</p>
<p>You have been warned. ;)<span><font color="#888888"><br>
-Tim </font></span></p>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Feb 14, 2012 3:13 PM, "Matt" <<a href="mailto:brimstone@the.narro.ws" target="_blank">brimstone@the.narro.ws</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>
On 02/14/2012 03:04 PM, Joshua Pritt wrote:<br>
> I say go for the expanding foam idea. Then just have toothpicks in<br>
> the sides of the cake part to hold the weight in case it turns<br>
> upside down the cake part wont slip down and squish the frosting.<br>
> Also make sure to triple or quadruple cover with seran wrap to keep<br>
> the foam out of the food.<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Rick Nelson<br>
> <<a href="mailto:geezer.nelson@gmail.com" target="_blank">geezer.nelson@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:geezer.nelson@gmail.com" target="_blank">geezer.nelson@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> The rules list that it must have frosting and *at least* one sugar<br>
> based topper/decoration. If the sugar based topper/decoration just<br>
> happened to create a hard shell on top of the cupcake, it would<br>
> protect the cupcake like a helmet on a motorcycle rider. It<br>
> works for<br>
> M&M candies.<br>
><br>
> On 2/14/12, Will <<a href="mailto:nyphbl8d@gmail.com" target="_blank">nyphbl8d@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:nyphbl8d@gmail.com" target="_blank">nyphbl8d@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> > A quick and easy alternative would be to wrap/seal the cupcake<br>
> in plastic<br>
> > wrap and then use expanding foam to seal it in the box for<br>
> shipment, but<br>
> > probably better to manufacture two halves of foam form fitting<br>
> padding so<br>
> > they recipient can actually get it out without destroying or<br>
> contaminating<br>
> > the cupcake. Suspension would still be possible if you used a<br>
> relatively<br>
> > small box for the form.<br>
> ><br>
> > Kinsey<br>
> ><br>
> > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Bob <<a href="mailto:themostbob@gmail.com" target="_blank">themostbob@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:themostbob@gmail.com" target="_blank">themostbob@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> >> Idea for this:<br>
> >> * Thermoformed 2-part blisterpack in shape of pristine<br>
> cupcake. A similar<br>
> >> geometry to the Buckycube packaging.<br>
> >> * A partly sacrificial topping with the texture of coconut to<br>
> protect the<br>
> >> icing.<br>
> >> * Pack suspended within package.<br>
> >><br>
> >> k<br>
> >><br>
> >> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Jeff Cotten<br>
> <<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >>><br>
> >>> Thought I'd send this to the list, I know some of you did<br>
> this last time<br>
> >>> and it looked fun :)<br>
<br>
All great idea, one of you going to take charge and add us to the<br>
wiki page?<br>
<br>
<a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge_2012" target="_blank">http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge_2012</a><br>
<br>
#matt<br>
<br>
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