> Anyway, I'm not complaining about the planting itself - it's almost
> required for good TV.  Along with the time limit extensions and other
> rule-bending

I think it's just something you have to accept or ignore. What could
you "really" build with scrap ? A Flintstone's car ? The wind-powered
coffee grinder is probably a good example of Heath Robinsonism.
Finding and choosing the materials is just one aspect. The challenge is
equally about using those materials the best way, completing the build
and making it sturdy enough to finish or win the contest. I don't mind
if they get given racing seats and harnesses. Some of those contests are
pretty dangerous and the producers have Health & Safety looking over
their shoulders

In the short-lived Demolition Day the competitors were actually sent
temporarily to a sin bin if the program's H&S inspector thought the
construction or work-site practices too dangerous. Reasonable when
you're working with tonnes of concrete, steel, sand etc

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