Hank's book tower challenge: beat his 155 cm tower (2015)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2015-08-21)
In August 2015 Hank built a 155 cm book tower and challenged viewers to beat it, with prizes for the five tallest and five most stylish towers. A week later he announced the winners, led by a 483 cm tower.
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | launched | Hank launches a book tower challenge: beat his 155 cm tower; the five tallest and five most stylish towers win a gift package; rules: loose books only, no adhesive or clamps, no danger, books only, measured in centimetres. | Corndog Ghost Attack, Book Towers, and Census 00:02:08 |
| 2015-08-21 | outcome | Hank announces the ten book tower winners (five tallest, topped by a 483 cm tower, and five most stylish) plus two honourable mentions. | Book Towers for Miles 00:01:27 |
What is said about it
9 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2015-08-14 · Corndog Ghost Attack, Book Towers, and Census — Hank builds a book tower to 125 cm, then 155 cm, tries one more level, and it falls. (playful) — 00:01:06
- 2015-08-14 · Corndog Ghost Attack, Book Towers, and Census — announcement: Hank challenges viewers to beat his 155 cm book tower, which he believes is not as tall as one can be; the five tallest and five most stylish win a gift package from him. (hedged) — 00:02:08
- 2015-08-14 · Corndog Ghost Attack, Book Towers, and Census — announcement: Hank: Rules: loose books only with no adhesive or clamps; don't do anything that might hurt yourself; only books, pooled from any sources; measure in centimetres with a tape measure. — 00:02:23
- 2015-08-18 · The Cold War of Nerdfighteria — John says so many Nerdfighters made amazing book towers that he tries one himself in his library; it collapses. (playful) — 00:00:01
- 2015-08-21 · Book Towers for Miles — announcement: Hank reports almost 900 book towers were sent to hankandjohn@gmail.com, all beautiful, and thanks everyone who made one. — 00:00:40
- 2015-08-21 · Book Towers for Miles — Hank is sad there can only be ten winners, but that's the rule he made up. — 00:00:59
- 2015-08-21 · Book Towers for Miles — Hank says many winners appear to have broken the rule against doing anything dangerous, likely standing on a ladder's 'This is not a step', but gives them the benefit of the doubt. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:08
- 2015-08-21 · Book Towers for Miles — announcement: Hank: Choosing the most stylish was hard and subjective; winners include a Nerdfighter sign and DFTBA, a Christmas tree of books, an arched tower of twists, a rocket, and a recreation of Minas Tirith (one of several). — 00:01:47
- 2015-08-21 · Book Towers for Miles — announcement: Hank: Two honourable mentions: one for engineering, a three-legged tower that shouldn't work, and one for the Nerdcrafteria Minecraft server, where over 30 people built a Minecraft book tower for days. — 00:02:14