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Old 01-19-2006, 11:20 PM
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OK, after everyone has beaten the "Hitting vs. Battering Ram Analogy" to death (pun intended ) try the Swinging vs. Trebuchet Analogy. I have no idea if it applies or if it can be explained in TGM terms, but it sure will be fun having everyone run out and Google "trebuchet".
My daughter and I built one of these contraptions for her science project last year. Ours was unique compared to the others. Ours was driven by weights, the weight drops and pulls the pulley around a pivot center which has an arm and a rope and sling on the end. I small amount of weight creates a ton of CF and you'd be amazed how far you can throw a small watermelon!
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There is a guy in England that throws pianos, cars, refrigerators, etc... 100's of yards with his. They are truly amazing devices and show that the folks in the Middle Ages were smarter than you might think.
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Old 01-20-2006, 12:50 AM
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There is a guy in England that throws pianos, cars, refrigerators, etc... 100's of yards with his. They are truly amazing devices and show that the folks in the Middle Ages were smarter than you might think.
I won't blow your cover, Steph, but despite your demure avatar, that kind of warfare-like fact is right up your occupational alley. They don't call you 'Stealth Steph' for nothing!
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I won't blow your cover, Steph, but despite your demure avatar, that kind of warfare-like fact is right up your occupational alley. They don't call you 'Stealth Steph' for nothing!
Actually it is quite apropos. Despite the Star Wars moniker, the laser beams we use are invisible. No light show; things just start dropping like smoking flies! BTW, trebuchets and the like are to physicists what golf clubs are to you; fun when played with, but deadly when the need arises.
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