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HOW TO - Make a table hockey table... with real ice!

Wisegeek writes -

We love air hockey, but we wanted to see if the basic idea would work on real ice as opposed to using the air bearing principle.
We were on a visit up north and an approaching cold weather front provided the perfect opportunity. Unfortunately, we were away from our workshop, so we had to design and build our prototype without all the tools that we are accustomed to. In the end, however, we achieved a surprisingly great result...

Introducing Table Hockey on Real Ice - Link.

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Posted by: longshot789 on February 15, 2007 at 1:28 PM

Too bad when you let a goal in, you take a shot in the nads.

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Posted by: Charnoble on February 15, 2007 at 1:57 PM

Beat me too it Longshot!

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Posted by: Charnoble on February 15, 2007 at 1:57 PM

Beat me too it Longshot! It would make the game have more incentive.

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Posted by: obeyken on February 15, 2007 at 3:35 PM

yeah but where the heck did they get the tiny zamboni?

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Posted by: jovino on February 16, 2007 at 12:14 AM

dood, the zamboni rocks!!!

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Posted by: Fusion on February 16, 2007 at 5:00 AM

http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1159

rc zamboni

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