YOUR MISSION:
Design the perfect gadget for a girl spy or detective.
THE RULES:
It must be completely original.
It must be useful.
It must blend in with the contents of an average purse/backpack.
It must be something a girl could use without attracting any suspicion.
THE ENTRY:
Your entries may consist of a written description, blueprints, pictures, drawings, or any combination of the above. They will not be judged based on writing or drawing skills--but rather on the creativity displayed.
Everyone, including former winners, is welcome to enter.
All entries should be sent to kikistrike@gmail.com.
THE TIMING:
Entries are due by 11:59PM, EST, September 30.
THE REWARD:
You'll know soon enough.
PS:
The idea for this contest came from one of our readers. (Thanks, Macy!) It's in honor of the late, great Julia Child.
Yay! I am sooo gonna enter. My scanner is broken though. :/
ReplyDeleteAnd I gotta think of a gadget. Well, i have one...but it's not very good.
Wiponygirl and Everyone Else: Enter by sending entries to kikistrike@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOOH!! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be fun.
ReplyDeleteCan't there be some sort of (consolation xD) prize for the best-drawn?
yay! i'm good at that kind of thing!
ReplyDeletehey, have you seen this?
www.smh.com.au/news/world/thousands-flock-to-see-bangledesh-baby/2008/08/28/1219516605585.html
uuuuuugh! I'm soooo gonna lose if it has anything to do with drawing ability!
ReplyDeleteI am AWFUL!!!!!!!!!
BUT! I have an amazing idea! Can we enter more than one object?
Eternal Espionage: Don't worry--drawing skills are not critical. Just make your description good! And you can enter as many times as you want.
ReplyDeleteCan we send in more then one gadget?
ReplyDeleteOohh...this sounds awesome! Oh my gosh....Julia Child was amazing! It just makes you wonder...
ReplyDeleteI REPEAT: Can we send in More THan ONE gadGet
ReplyDeleteOk! I sent mine. Or atleast it's sending right now!
ReplyDeleteOk! I sent mine. Or atleast it's sending right now!
ReplyDeletewaah. It's not sending. I'll try through the FFMG email. Is that okay?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: as I said above, send as many as you like.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why, but i'm not able to send mine. I'll try tomorrow.
ReplyDeletewe can send more than one? ok.
AAAAH! I'm sooo excited!! *happy dance* Ok, as soon as I'm done with the computer I'm going to think and design my gadget. I'm not going to be late this time!! Eeep. Giddiness.
ReplyDeletedoes it have to be something that could really be made
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: To a certain extent. It can't use magic or alien technology or anything like that.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll manage... My scanner's broken too Michele... Can we take pictures of the gadget? I'll try to enter, I'm not that good at these kind of things... ^^'
ReplyDeleteI don't think that I have a scanner where I am now. Can you give me an address?
ReplyDeletePS- can we send in our entries from another cournty?
i look forward to coming with an entry for this competition! hoorah!
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This competition is so interesting! I love inventing things!
ReplyDeleteYaaaaaaay!! But since I'm simply terribly dreadful at drawing, I'm going to send in a written description.
ReplyDeletePlease, Amazon! Send the cable so we can set up the scanner!!!!
ReplyDeleteWheeee!
Hey, Ananka?
ReplyDeleteIs the inspire-er of said contest banned from entering?
Hugs,
Macy
Dante's Inferno: Absolutely not!! Enter away!! And thanks again, it was a fabulous idea.
ReplyDeletegahhh I'm so bad at this kind of contest >.<
ReplyDeleteoh well. It'll be fun trying.
I've asked my mother some questions about electricity and stuff. (What the heck is a watt anyway? Would something like this interrupt the circuit?) Is that allowed? Please!
ReplyDeleteI'm on it!
ReplyDeleteWhen's it due?
YAY! Finally time to break in my teenager action-hero gagdget making skills!
ReplyDeleteWill there be special prize winners and finalists again?
ReplyDeleteIs there a written address we can send it to?
By the way, do we send seperate entries as different e-mails? Sorry I did not ask this in my original post, but I didn't think of it just then!
ReplyDelete-by the way, this is Lena on a different account.
but how will we know if the gadget hasn't been invented yet?
ReplyDeleteWait - that's less than a month, Kirsten. I don't know about everyone else, but I've got a ton of school work already. Can we have just a little bit more time in order to let our creative juices flow to their fullest extent? Please? I just don't think that will be enough time.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: Let's see how we feel when the time comes, ok? If we need an extension, we can talk about it then.
ReplyDeleteOk, I just need to know this: is dragon's apple wart remover bad for a person in any way (other then that it makes you act drunk)? does it have alchohol or anything harmful?
ReplyDeleteI have a gadget idea...sort of.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure it will turn out well. and I might not submit it. but I will try my best. I cant wait to see what the prize is for the contest.
ananka, how about my question?
ReplyDelete"but how will we know if the gadget hasn't been invented yet?"
I'm still thinking about what to design.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to every one!
Hoorah! Moer than ONE entry. Hmm, better start brainstorming now...
ReplyDeleteI have a bunch of ideas, should I squeeze them all into one device? Or keep them separate single purpose devices?
ReplyDeletecan more than one person work on the same gadget? like in a group?
ReplyDeletecan you make the gadget, or at least a model of it? If the answer is yes please answer with an address!
ReplyDeleteThis will be awsome!!! Im probaly going to do it with my friend. It will be interesting to see all the cool inventions people come up with.
ReplyDeletelet's forget about what I said before, because it doesn't matter anymore. But I have a question....
ReplyDeleteCan the gadget be the actual purse?
Let's see if I can answer all the questions . . .
ReplyDelete1. Entries are currently due on September 30.
2. Devil's Apple does not contain alcohol. But I'm not sure if it's all that good for the brain cells.
3. Yes, you can make the gadget and take pictures of it.
4. I will post an address where entries can be sent.
5. Squeeze as many or as few ideas into one gadget as you want. But remember! It has to be (somewhat) believable.
6. Don't worry too much about whether the gadget's already been invented. Just don't copy anything you've already seen.
7. Yes, the gadget can be the purse. (Cool idea.)
8. I think it's best if everyone works individually. Groups might make the contest more complicated.
GOOD LUCK!
ah. thank you. :D
ReplyDeleteCool - now I just have to attempt drawing!
ReplyDeleteunfortunately, my scanner is broken...
ReplyDeleteDevil's Apple is a narcotic, right?
ReplyDeleteUh, Kirsten? I think I agree with Anonymous(6). I'll need some more time because I have a lot of school work already. Extension please?
ReplyDeleteEveryone: What do you guys think would be a good extension? October 15? October 31?
ReplyDeleteI think October 15's long enough. Thanks!
ReplyDeletehmm..... glad you made the extension. This will be hard.
ReplyDeletethis is awesome, I'm so going to enter. I love a good competition.
ReplyDeletecan i say mine now juss for fun ( i know its overdo but i wanna do it for FUN!)
ReplyDeleteOmg How many of you girls or even guys are excited. Also dont you get goosebumps reading the book????
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