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More things found while looking for something else entirely
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Posted by: Shalome
Welcome to the second installment of..
"Things I Found While Looking for Something Else Entirely"
(Can I turn this into a regular "column," Laggy? Trust me, I have the time to do it weekly...)
http://www.trebuchet.com/
How to build your own backyard and desktop midieval artillery -- catapults, ballista, trebuchets, mangonels, onagers.. if it hurled stuff, you can find plans for it here.
This site also includes the incredible story of one crazy Texan, Ron L. Toms, who in his teenage years successfully built himself a trebuchet designed to throw HIM and his friends 40 feet into a river. He also added some articles and pictures about how he went on to hurl himself off other things, such as dams and the Grand Canyon.
Make sure to check out the story of the Californians who spent a fun-filled afternoon with their trebuchet, some watermelons, and a few shotguns!
Posted by: -EG-raynor
i wanna launch my self 40 feet in the air and land ina river 
Posted by: Xtren
Isn't that what everyone dreams of?
Posted by: Chako
No.
Posted by: Canis Lupus
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Originally posted by Shalome
(Can I turn this into a regular "column," Laggy? Trust me, I have the time to do it weekly...)
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Didn't know if you were serious or not, but I have reopened the OTS Articles forum ... knock yourself out 
Posted by: Shalome
WOO HOO!
I miss laborat's columns. 
Posted by: Xtren
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Originally posted by Chako
No.
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I was being sarcastic.
Posted by: AngstMerchant
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Originally posted by -EG-raynor
i wanna launch my self 40 feet in the air and land ina river
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Originally posted by -Xtren
Isn't that what everyone dreams of?
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I dream about launching EGRaynor into a river almost nightly. Anyone else?? 
Posted by: Shalome
Hey naaaaa, play nice... 
Posted by: -EG-raynor
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I dream about launching EGRaynor into a river almost nightly. Anyone else??
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first person ot launch me gets 10 buckx ... i wanna fly 
Posted by: -EG-raynor
post a poll and c how many ppl will vote launch me ... id love it
Posted by: laborat
*gets out his SPUD bazooka for the potato heads acting like idiots...
Posted by: redwench
mmmmm, thx labby, im hungry.
*eats the potatos*
Posted by: Fenix2004
Now the question is: What on earth were you looking for that brought up medieval catapults?!?
Posted by: Erekose
aye, enquiring minds (and me) want to know
Posted by: Xtren
She was probably looking for soe different types of lumber or something.
Posted by: laborat
Lego my eggos
Posted by: Shalome
Heh.. that will be at the end of every article.. how did i GET to this stuff while looking for something else?
Process:
Was reading Slashdot.
Slashdot sometimes runs stories about cool things made out of legos.
While searching for an article I read a while back about the lego-sculpture guy who did a lego-sculpture of Emily the Strange (which I never did find)...
...I came across this other article which contained a link to a page abouta Lego trebuchet...
...which contained a link to http://www.trebuchet.com.
And yes, this is how my mind works 80% of the time.
Posted by: Chako
Oh sure! Dash my perception of a woman into medieval weaponry!
Posted by: Shalome
I'm into it, I just wasn't actively looking for it at the time.
If you remember, my first installment of "Things I Found While Looking for Something Else Entirely" involved swords and armor.
http://www.opentechsupport.net/foru...ighlight=swords
Posted by: Fenix2004
I want a bow like Legolas. My friend has one and one time we go hunting out in his backyard for animals sometimes.
Posted by: Nfested
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Originally posted by Fenix2004
I want a bow like Legolas. My friend has one and one time we go hunting out in his backyard for animals sometimes.
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Isn't that illegal in New Jersey?
Posted by: AltronHGX
Yes.
Posted by: Xtren
rofl what do you hunt?
Posted by: Ghetto Blasta
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Originally posted by Fenix2004
I want a bow like Legolas. My friend has one and one time we go hunting out in his backyard for animals sometimes.
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Screw the bow! I want to BE Legolas!
Posted by: redwench
and i want to *ahem* legolas
Posted by: Xtren
It wouldn't be all that much fun having pointy ears and small feet....
Posted by: Canis Lupus
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Originally posted by redwench
and i want to *ahem* legolas
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elf rapist
Posted by: redwench
id like to think it would be quite consentual
Posted by: Rayneeday
Shal, i think that way too. I prefer to think of myself as a freethinker rather than scatterbrained but some(hubby ) would probably disagree. I blame it on losing IQ points for each child i have, i am about down to the special ed class so i better stop
(Btw, Wenchy, you want to *ahem* most males with blond hair, pointy ears not required )
Posted by: redwench
true, true......but the pointy ears helps.
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