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Pop-Up Putt-Putt

Some history, inspirations and ground rules

+Agenda

Intro

Build a basic hole

We all play a round

Lunch break!

Mod your hole (windmills?, etc!)

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History

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1860sFirst course created – for the ladies of the house to play, without causing a scandal.

St. Andrews Ladies Putting Club (Scotland)

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1920sLow playing costs during the Great Depression drive growth

James Barber creates Thistle Dhu, in the style of a neoclassical French garden

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1930sInnovative artificial turf surface materials, like crushed cottonseed hulls, drive construction.

One of Garnet Carter’s Tom Thumb miniature golf courses.

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1950sPrefabricated courses spread around the nation.

An advertisement for one of the Lomma Company pre-fabricated mini golf courses.

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DIYKits and instructions proliferate for garage builders after WWII

Instructions from Popular Mechanics

+Current Events / Inspirations

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Foldable Cardboard Mini-Golf HoleIn the style of Caine’s Arcade, cardboard is an incredibly versatile material

http://www.instructables.com/id/Foldable-Cardboard-Mini-Golf-Course/?ALLSTEPS

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Cardboard Course for CharityRemember, complicated isn’t necessarily a good thing.

http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/oct/03/clyde-high-creates-cardboard-putt-putt-course-to/

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Tom Scott’s BirthdayMinecraft, vacuums, Wii Nunchuk, Arduino, laser-cutters, Kinect... Oh my!

http://www.tomscott.com/golf/

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Ground RulesWhat are we up to today?

+Safety

Don’t trip on someone else’s hole

Metal drywall corner bead is sharp

Vampire fangs of doom Soft puppies

+Decisions

Do we have a theme?

Are you par 2?

How hard is a hole in one?

How do we play the course?

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Lets Build!