Monday, 30 September 2013

Giveaway #324 : Win 3 copies of Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Contraptions Manual - closed - winners Maya Russell, Beverley Derbyshire, Annabelle Higgins


Wallace and Gromit’s famous ‘Bed Launcher’ has come out on top in a recent survey to find Britain ’s most loved cracking contraption.

With over 25 per cent of the overall vote, the wonderfully wacky and highly technical invention beat the likes of Techno Trousers, Rocket and Bun Vac 6000 to the top spot.

Merlin Crossingham, the Creative Director of Wallace & Gromit said: “Wallace would be incredibly pleased with the result. It is the perfect contraption for those early morning starts, especially if you’re not keen on getting out of bed or don’t have time for a hearty breakfast. With the help of his trusted sidekick Gromit, the whole process is over in seconds, meaning Wallace can get on with a busy day of inventing.”



Carried out by Aardman Animations, the online survey was launched to coincide with the release of Haynes’ most recent title, Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Contraptions Manual, which combines both previous volumes in one handy tome.

Answering questions like how the Techno Trousers work, what’s inside the Rocket and how Wallace rebuilt Preston the Cyber Dog, this is a book no Wallace & Gromit fan should be without.

From the Austin A35 Van and the Bun Vac 6000 to the Mind Manipulation-O-Matic and the Turbo Diner, this is the complete technical guide to the inventions of Wallace & Gromit.

See what’s inside each contraption and find out exactly how it works with fantastic cutaway drawings by Graham Bleathman, photographs and full technical descriptions.


Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Contraptions Manual, by Derek Smith and Graham Bleathman (published by Haynes) available from www.haynes.co.uk priced £16.99.

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Contraptions Manual
Published by Haynes
Published on 3rd October 2013
Written by Derek Smith and Graham Bleathman, Illustrator
ISBN: 9780857334114
RRP: £16.99



The publishers have kindly offered to send a copy of the book to 3 lucky Madhouse Family Reviews readers. Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.

UK only. Closing date : 14/10/13

T & C's : Entries close at midnight on the closing date. Winners will be selected with a random number generator and announced on facebook, twitter and in the giveaway post subject line. Please note, you will be contacted by email and/or twitter and if I haven't heard from you after a week, I'll have to pick another winner. Prizes will be sent out by the companies or their PR directly to winners.


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90 comments:

  1. Danika Lloyd30 September 2013 at 21:36

    a duvet changer!

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  2. lozzle30 September 2013 at 21:36

    a self tidying machine so my son might actually keep his room tidy

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  3. bernie198030 September 2013 at 21:43

    curtain opener set on a timer

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  4. Tracy Nixon1 October 2013 at 04:59

    A life-like robotic Mr Perfect who could tend to my every needs with no bad typical man-habits eg letting off wind, burping, peeing on the toilet seat, picking toe-nails etc, A Matt Goss look-a-like who would be nice too!

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  5. Tracy Nixon1 October 2013 at 05:01

    Jane Asher Creations Choco Bean Cookie Mix review - commented

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  6. kasza1 October 2013 at 07:40

    Re-programme hubby to have the ability to put things back in the kitchen cupboards where they have been for the past thirty years, I know, I know, I'm asking for the impossible!

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  7. mummy241 October 2013 at 07:45

    An ironing machine

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  8. Samantha O'D1 October 2013 at 09:33

    a self cleaning house

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  9. Samantha O'D1 October 2013 at 09:37

    commented on Jane Asher Creations Choco Bean Cookie Mix review

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  10. Jodie Green1 October 2013 at 10:03

    a car that drives itself :-D

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  11. Unknown1 October 2013 at 10:40

    a duster that dusts automatic

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  12. Maya Russell1 October 2013 at 11:28

    Commented on 'Jane Asher Creations Choco Bean Cookie Mix review'.

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  13. Maya Russell1 October 2013 at 11:32

    I'd make a contraption that could massage my feet.

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  14. Unknown1 October 2013 at 12:10

    a contraption which would clean my oven and defrost my freezer

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  15. Anonymous1 October 2013 at 12:56

    a contraption that helps me move dawdling people out oif the way on pavements

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  16. sarah lambrt2 October 2013 at 14:04

    A heated toilet seat my husband reckons its already been invented but i have never found one lol

    @Segga86

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  17. Unknown2 October 2013 at 21:01

    a transporter that flashes you to where you need to be in an instant :)

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  18. Smeghead_33 October 2013 at 08:27

    A baby sitting contraption would be useful

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  19. Jo Glasspool3 October 2013 at 21:48

    Its gotta be the Ironing machine, if it worked it would make life so much easier. :)

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  20. Jo Glasspool3 October 2013 at 21:54

    commented on your Kid friendly recipe : Swirly Whirly Cheesecake post. yummy x

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  21. Unknown4 October 2013 at 15:19

    a contraption to sprint round teh garden catching weed seeds before they fall

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  22. mellysocks5 October 2013 at 12:01

    A robot duster to dust all my ornaments.

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  23. maci2345 October 2013 at 22:27

    a robot to help around the house

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  24. Beverley6 October 2013 at 10:49

    Some sort of tea making robot - get sick of making cups of tea!

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  25. Hannah ONeill6 October 2013 at 18:22

    A way to do automatic weeding

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  26. clairew1376 October 2013 at 20:58

    A crumb catcher.

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  27. Unknown7 October 2013 at 11:06

    A tidying up robot

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  28. Holly8 October 2013 at 22:17

    A bed that makes itself!!

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  29. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 15:39

    A robot to get my beer and papers from the shops
    Spencer Broadley
    s.broad@hotmail.co.uk

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  30. Angel10 October 2013 at 15:56

    A putting the kids to bed machine.

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  31. MANDY DOHERTY10 October 2013 at 16:12

    A contraption to clean the oven!!

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  32. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 17:47

    A Shirt Smoother and Storer, that irons shirts free from creases. Then stores them away safely and neatly, ready for use.

    Rachel Craig

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  33. Renee Armstrong10 October 2013 at 18:26

    a contraption that puts your make-up on perfectly for you.

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  34. sarah rees10 October 2013 at 18:27

    duvet changer

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  35. maddogs10 October 2013 at 20:03

    I love fresh pears, especially comice pears but they've got to be ripe enough for the sweetness but not going mouldy from the centre. So I'd like something to alert me when, what sometimes feels like, that optimum 5 minutes happens!

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  36. Liz B10 October 2013 at 22:02

    I'd love something which would tell me which queue to get in at the supermarket, I never pick the fastest one !!

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  37. kathcake10 October 2013 at 22:26

    a robot that is the perfect man

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  38. Gilla0110 October 2013 at 22:49

    Duvet and pillowcase changer.

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  39. babz22911 October 2013 at 08:04

    I'd like something that will go round the garden and pick up the dog poop before i cut the grass

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  40. Unknown11 October 2013 at 08:26

    Automatic clothes cleaner and ironer, so I don't have to do the family's laundry every week

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  41. Unknown11 October 2013 at 10:22

    A film that coats glasses and stops dirt of any kind sticking to the lenses, then I wouldn't have to constantly take them off to wipe them.

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  42. Pam Francis Gregory11 October 2013 at 16:25

    An automatic mattress flipper

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  43. Pam Francis Gregory11 October 2013 at 16:37

    I commented on Kid-friendly recipe : Smiley Spiral Apple tarts

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  44. Anonymous11 October 2013 at 17:14

    A Robot Ironer to do all the clothes

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  45. Chris11 October 2013 at 18:39

    It has to be a contraption that can sober you up after a heavy nights drinking - 'the wideawaker' or something like that - a good dunking in some water, plenty of doses of coffee, and of course a full english breakfast!

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  46. Hannah Igoe11 October 2013 at 21:38

    It has to be something that cleans, drys, irons and neatly folds clothes recognizing who they all belong to and sorting into piles.

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  47. Anonymous12 October 2013 at 12:35

    a robot that cooks and cleans so dont have to ever do it again as housework so boring

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  48. Unknown12 October 2013 at 13:23

    A robo maid that irons and cleans :)

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  49. wendy moore12 October 2013 at 17:57

    a machine that makes packed lunches

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  50. kirsty woods12 October 2013 at 21:23

    A machine that you put your washing into and it comes out clean,dry and ironed

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  51. rugmaker12 October 2013 at 21:56

    Washing sorter

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  52. Robyn Clarke13 October 2013 at 01:39

    An automatic budget maker that ensures you stay on track

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  53. Solange13 October 2013 at 07:01

    Duvet changer

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  54. Nicky12313 October 2013 at 08:22

    A doppelganger robot

    @NickHopkins1234

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  55. Nicky12313 October 2013 at 08:22

    I've commented on Jane Asher Creations Choco Bean Cookie Mix review.

    @NickHopkins1234

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  56. caroline13 October 2013 at 08:25

    ooh an automatic putting clothes away after ironing gadget

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  57. Unknown13 October 2013 at 10:10

    a cat hoover

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  58. Anonymous13 October 2013 at 10:41

    one that does the housework!

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  59. becky00413 October 2013 at 12:34

    A machine that washes, dries AND irons all laundry!

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  60. Leanne W13 October 2013 at 13:38

    a cat hoover

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  61. Jill Fairbanks13 October 2013 at 15:53

    Ironing machine automatic

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  62. Anonymous13 October 2013 at 16:53

    A bed changing machine

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  63. betsy ferguson13 October 2013 at 17:03

    Automatic window cleaner!

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  64. katie skeoch 13 October 2013 at 17:21

    a make up applier - would save so much time in the morning!!

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  65. janine atkin13 October 2013 at 18:39

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  66. janine atkin13 October 2013 at 18:39

    id love a toilet cleaning machine

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  67. WeeWillieWilkie13 October 2013 at 19:10

    An automatic oven cleaner

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  68. Gilbster13 October 2013 at 20:10

    Automatic Glasses washer/wind screen wipers - anything to automatically remove my thumbprints so that I can see out of my glasses!

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  69. Unknown13 October 2013 at 22:17

    I thought I came up with the idea of heated slippers, but I found out they already exist!

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  70. Ken Brown13 October 2013 at 22:33

    I would have said a housework machine to give my wife a rest but she'd only follow it around re-doing all its work.

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  71. Victoria13 October 2013 at 23:12

    Something that makes my bed for me each morning!

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  72. Emccrubb14 October 2013 at 00:05

    A HOUSEWORK MACHINE

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  73. IRIELADY14 October 2013 at 00:05

    A teleporter - @MAMASITA_JAINE

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  74. Erica Price14 October 2013 at 07:26

    A potato peeler machine.

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  75. HayleyT14 October 2013 at 07:34

    With the amount of washing I have, having a busy family, I would love a special contraption that could load the washing machine, hang it on the line, iron it and then fold it for me! It would give me hours a day free to carry out all the rest of the tasks I never seem to get done!

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  76. HayleyT14 October 2013 at 07:42

    I have commented on your Nioxin Diaboost Review x

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  77. Richard14 October 2013 at 08:59

    Beer making machine :-)

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  78. Unknown14 October 2013 at 09:13

    AUTOMATIC BED CHANGER

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  79. Anonymous14 October 2013 at 09:24

    A good invention would be a scanner which told you what was wrong (illness) with you :)

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  80. Anonymous14 October 2013 at 09:25

    A good invention would be a scanner which told you what was wrong (illness) with you :)

    @oneisjamie

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  81. elff7314 October 2013 at 09:25

    a collect the dirty washing machine, then wash it , dry it and put it away, MACHINE

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  82. Anonymous14 October 2013 at 11:40

    an automatic ironing machine

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  83. hannahlw8514 October 2013 at 14:17

    Either something that helps clean the house on a regular basis, or something to change the duvet with as its such a hassle with having bad shoulders.

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  84. Unknown14 October 2013 at 14:30

    robotic toilet cleaner

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  85. Anonymous14 October 2013 at 19:53

    pot hole filler

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  86. twinlay0614 October 2013 at 20:21

    A robotic DIY er

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  87. TC14 October 2013 at 20:55

    I'd like an auto energy saving device that runs round turning off lights, plugs and gadgets on standby, and closing doors to keep heat in!

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  88. Unknown14 October 2013 at 21:05

    an alarm clock that knows when i am properly awake.

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  89. Haze14 October 2013 at 21:18

    A bathroom cleaner lol worst job in the house hee hee

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