Java, what possessed you to eat that chocolate all by yourself?
I would have shared with you!
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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Sparky1 - Feb 04, 2005 12:29:43 pm PST #9238 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2005 12:40:07 pm PST #9239 of 10002
brillig
What on earth would you DO with 300 lbs of steel or lead? Drop it on your enemy's head
Hmm, it would be a good start to be sufficient weight to give a trebuchet a decent kick. But only a start. You need about 800 lbs for a good snap.
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2005 12:45:05 pm PST #9240 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It depends on what size trebuchet you're talking about, and what payload. I think we should adopt a standard trebuchet size, which other trebuchets could be compared to.
The standard trebuchet could be one that can fling a standard toilet 500 yards.
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2005 12:48:17 pm PST #9241 of 10002
brillig
The standard trebuchet could be one that can fling a standard toilet 500 yards
That could work. However, your typical urban trebuchet needs to be effective but not of such a size as to scare the shit out of the neighbors when stored in the backyard.
We're generally content with a duffle bag full of soccer balls flung into an approaching army at 100 yards.
Java cat - Feb 04, 2005 12:49:49 pm PST #9242 of 10002
Not javachik
Nonian, egad, your roommates response is so.... so... isolating. I can understand it, but still.
Sparky1, sadly, it seemed like a good idea at the time; well, really, it just tasted SO darn good, I couldn't stop myself.
If/when you fling 800#s, do you attempt to recover it, so it can be flung again?
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2005 12:51:37 pm PST #9243 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Naw, the 800 lbs is the counterweight. It pulls the "arm" up and over, which is what does the flinging....
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2005 12:52:29 pm PST #9244 of 10002
brillig
If/when you fling 800#s, do you attempt to recover it, so it can be flung again?
I don't have the formulas handy, but the 800lbs is the weight at the end of the arm that provides the force. I'm not sure what weight of missile you could throw most effectively with 800 lbs.
I think a flung toilet can stay where it's flung. There's a guy in Scotland who flings grand pianos and dead cars. Considering his sheep live in the target field, I'm sure he cleans up regularly. The sheep, however, have been observed to run like hell when a cloud's shadow passes over them.
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2005 12:52:56 pm PST #9245 of 10002
brillig
Heh. Original weapons of mass destruction crosspost.
DavidS - Feb 04, 2005 12:53:45 pm PST #9246 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The sheep, however, have been observed to run like hell when a cloud's shadow passes over them.
Heh heh.
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2005 1:00:02 pm PST #9247 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But on a serious side:
Recently there have been attemtps by people in England to hurl people using a large trebuchet. Several people were badly hurt- one person ruptured his liver and another person broke her pelvis.
Sadly, and most recently, a student was killed when he missed the landing zone and hit the ground. People were arrested and there is a criminal case pending. Worst of all, someone died.
If you endeavor to repeat a similar stunt, YOU COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED! DON'T DO IT.
This warning, of course, is from people who have done it. [link]