Operation Junkyard
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Operation Junkyard

Operation Junkyard debuted in fall 2002 as part of the Discovery Kids Saturday morning programming schedule. Essentially a spin-off of TLC's popular series Junkyard Wars, OP/JY featured teams of teens that were challenged to build gadgets out of junk in six hours. Teams featured on the show include the Rummaging Robots and Jurassic Junkers, and the teams were tasked to build gadgets like water bailing machines, mud scooters, and remote control battleships. At the beginning of each show the challenge of the day was revealed and teams attempted to collect "bodgits" by completing small challenges. "Bodgits" were helpful advantages that teams could earn, including time with the on-set engineer or special parts for use in their build.

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2. Water Bailer

0.0Oct 12, 2002 · 30 min

Sink or swim! The junketeers have to build an automatic bailing machine. Each team's boat will have the same amount and size of holes, plugged by rubber stops. At test time, the stops are pulled out and the boat starts filling up with water. Whose boat will stay afloat the longest? The most effective bailing machine, that keeps its boat floating the longest, wins.