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'''''Scrapheap Challenge''''' iswas a British [[television show]] where teams of contestants build a working machine that can do a specific task, using materials available in a [[Wrecking yard|scrapyard]]. The series features teams of four or five members who are given ten hours (based around [[sunset]]) to build vehicles or machines to complete a specific task, such as a [[trebuchet]], or complete a racecourse whilst acting as a [[gyroscope]]. The programme ran for eleven series and was originally shown on [[Channel 4]]. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as '''''Junkyard Wars'''''. The US show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on [[TLC (TV channel)|The Learning Channel]]. Repeats have aired on another Discovery network, the [[Science (TV channel)|Science Channel]].

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