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I wonder what the optimum server is. Naively I think a 1U is better since its lighter, maybe a supermicro/odm build since all the fat has been cut away.

But there is the question of balance too. Often on your typical dell the weight is concentrated at the back on one side because of the PSUs.

And what is the best throwing technique? For a 1U full depth server I think Id want to try a frisbee or discus style throw, but that would require a lot of grip strength.

Are there different classes? Perhaps there should be a caber-toss style event for those 13U servers you get with the vertical line cards, and a two person event for yeeting those really big routers.

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I think equipment needs considering.

Gloves to stop the finger shredding at a minimum.

Cleats on the feet for grip and maybe forearm protection.

Skin tight Lycra everywhere else so that clothing doesn’t get caught, but also to accentuate the figure of the system administrator.

>to accentuate the figure of the system administrator.

https://xkcd.com/705/

I'd for sure go for a 4U short depth with those beefy front handles. Grab one or both handles and hurl it around discus-style.

My sense is a 2U, with those solid handles on the side will allow you to yeet it hammer-throw style. You'll have excellent grip, and the slightly thicker body might cancel out any weird aerodynamics.

Surely a raspberry pi is the best server to throw? Mine has a metal passive cooling case so I think it could be thrown really far.

My thoughts as well, though I suspect it will be a standard as no bring your own option or mention of that mooted.

> And what is the best throwing technique?

I envision a hammer throw, though I feel like a server thrown that way could be extremely dangerous.

Do some DIN rail or rugged outdoor stuff count? That with a short looped cable... I mean it will be against the spirit but technically

I would go for a 1u with redundant PSUs on each sides and with 4 hard drives in the front (the spinning kind, not those fancy nmve thingy) to counterbalance the PSUs.It should be pretty well balanced without being too heavy or big to handle. Of course the only way to know for sure is to try, any donors ?

Guess blade servers are the meta, probably with a shot put (I believe this is the English name) style technique. They should be a bit less awkwardly shaped.

Though with ML the new hotness they should throw those servers, something with 2 Epycs and 4 H100 perhaps...

They can throw those servers right into the back of my truck

What about blade servers. The server is just a card that slides into the larger chassis/frame. So, is the server the whole chassis, but wouldn't that mean you a multiplier for how many are being thrown? Or is it just the card?

maybe that imbalance becomes an advantage? rather than a discus, maybe a hammer toss style throw?

do I have to use my hands? I wonder if I can lie down on my back and sort of kick it away with my feet

Cut the ends off some rails, mount them at a 45 degree angle to the ground, and leg press it into low orbit

Is BYOT Bringing-Your-Own-Trebuchet allowed?

Mac mini, surely?

Mac mini maybe?

I mean, a raspberry pi could count right? Fairly sure I could throw one of them pretty far. Or a micro ATX style box?

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