Toy Cranes

Trillan · Post by **Trillan** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:05 am

I thought about posting this back when it ran, but I was getting ready for a flight overseas. Forgot all about it until just now.

In reference to <a href="http://utlt.keenspace.com/d/20050419.html">this strip</a>, there seem to be two kinds of toy cranes: Fair and unfair. The difference is that the unfair ones do not have the strength to hold a toy all the way out.

Assuming:
1. Ben runs a fair game.
2. The machine is loaded past the point where toys are attainable (from the pictures, it is).
3. guest isn't stupidly trying to get a covered toy over and over again.
...the guest should be able to a stuffed animal out of the machine over the course of a night. Maybe not the one she wants, but an animal.

(Good joke nonetheless, don't get me wrong. Bad luck <em>could</em> be a factor even with a fair, loaded machine, it would just have to be really bad luck.)

My brother has hundreds of these stuffed animals and is something of an expert on the subject of toy cranes.

Wallaroo_Blacke · Post by **Wallaroo_Blacke** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:48 am

If Velvet is in there, the player will most likely win.

Squeaky Bunny · Post by **Squeaky Bunny** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:19 am

Wallaroo_Blacke wrote:If Velvet is in there, the player will most likely win.

What if Velvet is the one that gets caught?

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:58 am

Squeaky Bunny wrote:
Wallaroo_Blacke wrote:If Velvet is in there, the player will most likely win.
What if Velvet is the one that gets caught?

Just *poof* and vanish

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:10 am

and then ben has to do some "very" quick explanations, probably get one of the posse to put another toy in the claws of the crane while the customer isn't looking.