The team races to build the world's biggest blender in time to serve up smoothies to race runners. But the egos of the bidders, namely Christoff, get in the way especially when it pertains to the base construction of the blender. Meanwhile our host is off to find apples, yogurt, and strawberries in bulk for the blender to make into smoothies.moreless
Dimensions:
Base:
Height: 5' 4"
Width at Base: 8'
Depth at Base: 10'
Tubmbler:
Height: 10'
Width at Base: 4'
Depth at Base: 4'
Materials:
Tumbler: four 5052-H32 sheets of rolled aluminum
Windows: 3/4-inch Plexiglas
Base: the frame is made of 2-inch by 2-inch steel square tubing. The structure is skinned with aliminum sheeting.
Power: 20 12-volt car batteries
Motor: DC Series wound motor (100 horsepower)
Motor Controller: Zilla EV (1,000 amp)
Buttons: aluminum with red Plexiglas
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At the First Annual Strawberry Fields Triathlon, held on March 28th, 2004 in Oxnard, CA, Frank and the builders blended over 700 gallons of fruit smoothie using 1200 pounds of bannanas, 1000 pounds of strawberries, 1000 pounds of ice, 152 gallons of yogurt, and 2 gallons of grenadine.
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Field Trips:
- Northern Produce Co. (to pick up banannas)
- The Ice Man (to pick up ice)
- Coastal Berry Co. (to pick up strawberries)
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