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"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
In the highlands growing up being bored was the new fun. It was with some disappear for our parents when I reported to my mother me the neighbour made a bomb. Using ingredients I shall not mention here, my and N made a device that we now realise was probably a bit too powerful. The tennis ball that left the launch tube returned to planet earth about a full ~20 seconds later. Perforated. Good times.Originally posted by xoggoth View PostJust as well I'm not a kid these days. I made a gun when I was about 14, metal pipe and other plumbing bits, Sodium Chlorate and sugar, fired by a bit of wire from an old iron connected to switch and battery."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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You are me, aren't you Xogg?Originally posted by xoggoth View PostJust as well I'm not a kid these days. I made a gun when I was about 14, metal pipe and other plumbing bits, Sodium Chlorate and sugar, fired by a bit of wire from an old iron connected to switch and battery.
When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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My Dad has told me tales of him and his mates making 'guns' from bits of pipe and goodness knows what.
My ex used to make his own black powder.Comment
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The worry is when the printers become self aware and start multiplying.Originally posted by Jog On View PostIsn't that what people were worrying about when 3D printers became a thing?Comment
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We managed to fire a plastic cup a good distance up in the air out of some piping with some chemicals bought from the chemist. It made a fair bang and a nice gent for the TA base across the road asked us very nicely not to do it again.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostIn the highlands growing up being bored was the new fun. It was with some disappear for our parents when I reported to my mother me the neighbour made a bomb. Using ingredients I shall not mention here, my and N made a device that we now realise was probably a bit too powerful. The tennis ball that left the launch tube returned to planet earth about a full ~20 seconds later. Perforated. Good times.Comment
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We avoided the more likely ways to attract the interests of those in the law enforcement field by building increasingly powerful, and dangerous, ballista.
The final one was made from old sleepers and scrap timber, wire rope, ratchet straps and leaf springs from the suspension on an old Bedford truck. We used it to fire 5 ft lengths of rebar through bales of straw, and on one occasion a brick wall. Effective range was well over 300ft."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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And that my friends is how you become a Labour supporter/closet commie.Originally posted by DaveB View PostWe avoided the more likely ways to attract the interests of those in the law enforcement field by building increasingly powerful, and dangerous, ballista.
The final one was made from old sleepers and scrap timber, wire rope, ratchet straps and leaf springs from the suspension on an old Bedford truck. We used it to fire 5 ft lengths of rebar through bales of straw, and on one occasion a brick wall. Effective range was well over 300ft.Comment
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And that my friends is how you become a right wing pigs head shaggerSent from my 5g carrier pigeonOriginally posted by Zigenare View PostAnd that my friends is how you become a Labour supporter/closet commie.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Was your ex called Ben L. Aden by any chance?Originally posted by ladymuck View PostMy ex used to make his own black powder.Comment
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