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Make the tallest balancing tower you can out of items on your desk.

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This is the best that could be done without the risk of possibly damaging precious gadgetry.

Sep 22, 2009 19:27 by thedigitalghost

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I'm in the process of moving, so this is about all that's on my desk...

Jul 28, 2009 20:39 by merendis

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43"

May 08, 2009 14:53 by dean72

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May 03, 2009 13:18 by mlmassey

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pretty weak, i know. but i didn't want to get caught.

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Mar 25, 2009 10:36 by lesamonster from Flickr

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that's all I could afford with the stuff over my desk. some of it had to be left aside though (balance was messy)

Mar 25, 2009 06:45 by rafaelct

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Mar 25, 2009 03:36 by jaynabeth from Flickr

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  yes, coconut!
  
  Mar 25, 2009 05:35 by caitlin.
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look at all those good times getting piled up...and a mouse.

Mar 24, 2009 13:47 by adamthehawk

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Not my best work (and the dust on my desk is embarrassing). But we've got from bottom to top: a picture frame (still in the box), a user manual for something, a cd or two, a box of checks from an acct I don't have anymore, a druid, peppermint candy shot glasses, another cd, the Elements of Style, Roget's, stapler, jingle bell, a beaded candle holder, Vietnamese fan, sitting wooden bird, Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Fund pocket knife, Elvis trading cards, one of my mom's old journals, 4 pens with monkeys wearing aloha shirts from Hawaii, Death Valley snowglobe, Key West snowglobe.

Mar 24, 2009 10:56 by nicholeaileen

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  very impressed by the use of snowglobes
  
  Mar 24, 2009 11:14 by anaxolotl.
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Godzilla was a little resistant in wanting to balance my 5th grade spelling bee trophy, but I managed to get a solid 5 seconds out of him thanks to a frisbee base and some notebooks to counterbalance.

Mar 24, 2009 10:55 by autoawesomeon

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And now to get it back un-stacked without damage ...

Mar 24, 2009 10:26 by snorgy

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hydration vessels, a pottery barn catalog, a journal, von zippers, earthquake kit flashlight, pencil sharpener, and star wars legos, of course.

Mar 24, 2009 10:17 by claude

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it's sad because i am really a good stacker, but i was in meetings for six hours today and really had minimal time to dedicate to this glorious task

Mar 24, 2009 09:06 by anaxolotl

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  I'm impressed that a Twinings box can support the Liberty Bell, and then some. I have underestimated you, Twinings.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 09:17 by bill.
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I was at my parents' place without a desk, so I figured I'd use my kid brother's playmobil.

Mar 24, 2009 08:59 by ruben

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  "What the?"
  
  Mar 24, 2009 09:18 by bill.
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  hahaha, yeah, my dad was chilling out in the background.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 09:25 by ruben.
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The lovely Magnetoquilt backs a tower composed of (from bottom to top), a wine bottle, blank DVDs, circuit controlled rice paper umbrella, and three white board markers.

Mar 24, 2009 08:33 by flight404

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  how artsty-fartsy of you.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 10:23 by nicolebliss.
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  I have more art in my fart than you have in your entire wardrobe.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 10:24 by flight404.
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  Smells like an airplane
  
  Mar 24, 2009 10:27 by bill.
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Stuff Tower!

Mar 24, 2009 08:29 by drew

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  old spice is where its at
  
  Mar 24, 2009 14:03 by adamthehawk.
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  Laptops?!?
  And what if it falls?!?
  
  Apr 22, 2009 01:59 by nymgeek.
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Lucky me, I was at home today recouping and was in the middle of ripping dvds...thank goodness for strutural supports like those.

Mar 24, 2009 08:16 by krylon64 from Flickr

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Mar 24, 2009 07:41 by pasqualelaviano

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This took a lot longer to make than it looks. I'd say I've been working on it for about 2 weeks.

Mar 24, 2009 07:40 by chrissf

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  One day this slouchy pile will grow into a balancing tower. Rome wasn't built in a day.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:55 by bill.
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Ok. not the best one, tried a couple of times but ended up dropping stuff on the floor. shame shame

Mar 24, 2009 07:15 by arthursoares

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  nice use of risers
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:22 by caitlin.
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  ahah thanks caitlin! :)
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:23 by arthursoares.
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unfortunately didnt have that much stuff on there at the moment :(

Mar 24, 2009 07:10 by erik

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I technically don't have a desk...so items from my station. I probably could have gone taller, but everyone was staring at me and asking what I was doing, so I decided to stop! bottom to top, my license, blow dryer, grande non fat vanilla latte, brush, after party.

Mar 24, 2009 06:51 by amytheallen

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  No desk? Points for guerilla stacking!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:27 by ninjuhplease.
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  this tower makes me very happy - well done.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 10:20 by claude.
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Of my three desks, this one had the most room to build (but less to build with). From bottom to top: Touch-tone, 3DP mobius wheel, Dell speaker, coffee mug that looks like a Cosby sweater, multimeter, roll of acrylic tape, some of my company's intellectual property (shhhh), and my lazer tag scores topped with a jumbo strawberry.

Mar 24, 2009 04:22 by ninjuhplease

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  amazing!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 06:45 by amytheallen.
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  so good.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:22 by caitlin.
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From bottom to top: IBM ThinkPad, for browser testing flanked by my new ping pong paddle (THANKS ROBERT!!), balls and sparklers from chinatown (thanks Renee). MacBook Pro with the obligatory self-referential TT screenshot. SCRUM rat. Harddrive box and mac remote. Sea coconut from mission #4. Miracle fruit tablets. Burnable DVDs. Captain Morgan Private Stock (thanks Hams). More sparklers. Baby bobble head!

Mar 24, 2009 04:16 by bill from Flickr

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  You ping-pong where you work? My envy knows no bounds...
  
  Mar 24, 2009 04:25 by ninjuhplease.
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  @ninjuhplease: Yeah. It's pretty awesome. Going on 2 years and it still hasn't gotten old.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:06 by bill.
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  watching today's submissions helps me realize that i am well overdue for a career change to one that requires bottles of alcohol in the desk
  
  Mar 24, 2009 09:10 by anaxolotl.
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  @anaxolotl: There's a hidden one too
  
  Mar 24, 2009 09:20 by bill.
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There was surprisingly less available at my desk for this task than I anticipated.

Mar 24, 2009 04:09 by slonermike

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  i gave this a good ol' double glance with the saints row 2!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 14:02 by adamthehawk.
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This is everything on my desk. A freelancer's gotta keep it light! Hand lotion, agave sweetener (for coffee), iphone, coffee mug (with straw), water pitcher. I couldn't stack the water glass and wacom. Also, please note the FPO for legal purposes.

Mar 24, 2009 03:55 by missspeed

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  haha! FPO in correct usage!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 10:25 by nicolebliss.
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I don't have a desk.. but I got a printer :)

Mar 24, 2009 03:40 by chilotte

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  Holy hell, that is one huge printer!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 03:57 by flight404.
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  Robert's got printer envy.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 06:22 by iandavid.
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  I Want One!
  
  Apr 22, 2009 02:01 by nymgeek.
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Mine looks like an alien robot construction worker who likes to listen to Beyonce and wear really cool protective eye wear while always having a roll of trace paper and a scale ready just in case.

Mar 24, 2009 03:14 by danny

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  You work on the set of THX 1138?
  
  Mar 24, 2009 03:21 by bill.
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  I'm not gonna lie - I had to google that reference. BUT my co-worker totally has a picture from that movie on his desk because our office is so damn minimal
  
  Mar 24, 2009 05:32 by danny.
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Extra points for the pencil-barrette armature?

Mar 24, 2009 02:33 by caitlin

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  I'd say you get points for your blatant disregard for gravity!
  
  BTDub, is that a PDA or a picture frame in the center?
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:26 by ninjuhplease.
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  I have that glass! Yay Crate & Barrel!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:33 by chrissf.
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  center item is my time machine
  
  Mar 24, 2009 07:41 by caitlin.
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This is far from everything on my desk, but given the fragility of the
items involved I elected to stop here.

Mar 24, 2009 01:16 by iandavid from Flickr

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  Is that barbarian?
  
  Mar 24, 2009 02:47 by rainbows_and_unicorns.
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  Yep -- New York.
  
  Mar 24, 2009 06:24 by iandavid.
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  nice multi-tasking- you were taking a call at your desk and snapping a photo at the same time?!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 11:12 by nicolebliss.
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  I guess I'm a good multitasker. Who knew?
  
  Mar 24, 2009 11:36 by iandavid.
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  Yay, art!
  
  Mar 24, 2009 14:40 by flight404.
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There is water inside the Absolut bottle. And maybe I'm a bit addicted to Nespresso.

Mar 24, 2009 01:13 by farrapo

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There is water in the pink water bottle. It is not that high, but I think I score points for the Kleenex face at the top.

Mar 24, 2009 01:01 by somptueux2

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  Hello there
  
  Mar 24, 2009 03:18 by bill.
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coffeecups taped togerther

Mar 23, 2009 23:58 by lin

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  cool i like this one
  
  Mar 24, 2009 00:02 by jamie.
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ok a little bit more effort this time, and yes i cheated a bit with putting it so close to the wall, but look how high it got!

Mar 23, 2009 23:24 by liel

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Mar 23, 2009 23:14 by liel

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bottom up: ice coffee, ipod case, glucosamine, cocoa butter, chocolate santa/reindeer, ping pong balls(no idea why), empty tupperware, tupperware with polaroids, basket, wheat crackers, lomo action-shot.

Mar 23, 2009 23:11 by jamie

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  oops i forgot the roll of invisible tape...
  
  Mar 23, 2009 23:35 by jamie.
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  I know why... cause the Grant TOTALLY needs a ping pong table!
  
  Btdub, where's the Grant Kitty in this shot?
  
  Mar 23, 2009 23:57 by ninjuhplease.
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The office stuff with the netbook! Not crazy perhaps interesting. From Brazil!

Mar 23, 2009 22:01 by akorner

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Not very Impressive: bottle of water, headphones and chewing gum

Mar 23, 2009 21:25 by _micro

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  It's got personality
  
  Mar 24, 2009 03:17 by bill.
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@tweaktoday: Been tweaking for 1 month. Cheers!

Mar 23, 2009 18:00 by bill from Twitter

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  awesome.. :)
  
  Mar 23, 2009 18:37 by fedlarm.
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three magazines and a pensel holder

Mar 23, 2009 17:13 by tommyka

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  could've at least used Christian in your balancing-tower, come on.
  
  Mar 23, 2009 18:41 by ruben.
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