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Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
2014 Race Report: PLATYPUS LOST


Here's a Sculpture!
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PLATYPUS LOST

Pokey the PLATYPUS has gone missing somewhere near Tahiti, so the 8-pilot, 1-barnacle crew is out searching his usual stomping grounds in the mighty engineering marvel PLATYPUS LOST.

At the water entry, the crew sang an ode to the lost PLATYPUS with a Lady Gaga melody.
Prior PLATYPUS sightings were
  • 2013 as PURPLE PLATYPUS
  • 2012 as El PLATYPUS
  • 2011 (Grand Champion)
  • 2010 (Best Pit Crew award)
  • 2009 (People’s Choice)
  • 2008
  • 2007 (Engineering award)
  • 2006 (Engineering and People’s Choice)
  • 2005 (Grand Champion)

and before that, David Hess created Louie the Dog:

  • 2004 (Golden Flipper award)
  • 2003 (Engineering award)

and he was rumored to have something to do with:

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  4. Sweet Wynona Whale
  5. Good Dog & the Big Itchy Flea Circus
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