Final Gear Ratio:

366.2 (only 2.25 times what we were orginally shooting for)

Number of times we had to scrap our design and completely start over:

about twice

Number of parts we had to steal from previous years' projects:

around 20

Number of hours we spent looking for a picture of Billy D. Williams to go with our "Smooth Operator" title before giving up in disgust:

2 or 3

Number of times we quoted "That sucker's huge." from the Little Tiny Elvis Saturday Night Live skit while making our parts:

Not enough to stop being funny at 2 in the morning

The cost of materials used in constructing the transporter:

$78.21 (click on image below to get the full cost breakdown)