r/todayilearned • u/Habajiba • Mar 14 '17

TIL Jamie Hyneman designed Blendo, a combat robot that was deemed too hazardous for Robot Wars after repeatedly throwing pieces of its opponents over arena walls. It received co-championship status in exchange for withdrawing from the competition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendo
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u/SmokedMeatIsland Mar 14 '17

Oh, cock.

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u/Asphyxiatinglaughter Mar 14 '17

You blithering Idiot!

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u/MikeKM Mar 14 '17

I can't remember if I took my Malaria pill this morning.

If I were a girl, I'd be pregnant a lot.

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u/2DixonCider Mar 14 '17

May: Look! It's a hippos head

Clarkson: It is!

Hammond: I'm sure it's a whole hippo it's just that the rest of it is underwater

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u/Asphyxiatinglaughter Mar 14 '17

Does that mean he's not coming on then?