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Martinoptic · 12-29-2023, 07:20 AM

Would all the kings men put Humpty together again if this was so?

neil_swann80 · 12-29-2023, 09:49 AM

Unlikely... but maybe the soldiers could help with mopping up?

DNSB · 12-29-2023, 01:17 PM

Is anyone else coming to the conclusion that that posters in this thread have strange ideas on what constitutes fun?

neil_swann80 · 12-29-2023, 03:23 PM

Are you telling me if you stumbled across a trebuchet you wouldn't want to have a go?

Martinoptic · 12-29-2023, 06:09 PM

Stumble? They’re a bit big to cause a stumble aren’t they? Wouldn’t it be FUN though?

DNSB · 12-29-2023, 06:13 PM

Did no one else build and use a trebuchet during their school days?

It was actually very surprising just how far and accurately you could toss the projectile though the admins got upset when we wanted to toss an old Volkswagen carcass. It's was also surprising how interested in math we became. I will admit that ours had an 8m arm which makes it a bit bigger than the one in the attached video.

Edit: Also see Welcome to VirtualTrebuchet 2.0

Martinoptic · 12-30-2023, 05:20 AM

Doesn’t that look good?
*thank you David.*

DNSB · 12-30-2023, 01:23 PM

Am I to offer a "you're welcome" or a link to building your own onager?

neil_swann80 · 12-30-2023, 01:43 PM

Shall I get you two a room?

Martinoptic · 12-30-2023, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Am I to offer a "you're welcome" or a link to building your own onager?

Would an elastic band be required?

Martinoptic · 12-30-2023, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Shall I get you two a room?

Could we build a trebuchet in it? Would you like to join in?

DNSB · 12-30-2023, 08:29 PM

Perhaps building a ballista might be equally fun?

Martinoptic · 12-31-2023, 01:46 PM

Can it be? Or what about an EMP generator. Did I not see one described in a post somewhere in MR?

DNSB · 12-31-2023, 04:38 PM

Have you ever tried the mini-EMP generator using the capacitor & charging circuit from a disposable camera? Did you find it a rapid teaching tool for being careful around high voltage circuits?

See WikiHow.com for more details.

Martinoptic · 12-31-2023, 06:29 PM

Might that be a project for next year? It was that article I was thinking of.

12-29-2023, 06:13 PM	#15981
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 47,105 Karma: 169815798 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Did no one else build and use a trebuchet during their school days? It was actually very surprising just how far and accurately you could toss the projectile though the admins got upset when we wanted to toss an old Volkswagen carcass. It's was also surprising how interested in math we became. I will admit that ours had an 8m arm which makes it a bit bigger than the one in the attached video. Edit: Also see Welcome to VirtualTrebuchet 2.0 Last edited by DNSB; 12-30-2023 at 01:22 PM.

12-30-2023, 05:20 AM	#15982
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,279 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	Doesn’t that look good? thank you David. Last edited by Martinoptic; 12-30-2023 at 05:22 AM.

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12-29-2023, 07:20 AM	#15976
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,279 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	Would all the kings men put Humpty together again if this was so?

12-29-2023, 09:49 AM	#15977
neil_swann80 0000000000101010 Posts: 5,895 Karma: 12981955 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3]	Unlikely... but maybe the soldiers could help with mopping up?

12-29-2023, 01:17 PM	#15978
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 47,105 Karma: 169815798 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Is anyone else coming to the conclusion that that posters in this thread have strange ideas on what constitutes fun?

12-29-2023, 03:23 PM	#15979
neil_swann80 0000000000101010 Posts: 5,895 Karma: 12981955 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3]	Are you telling me if you stumbled across a trebuchet you wouldn't want to have a go?

12-29-2023, 06:09 PM	#15980
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,279 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	Stumble? They’re a bit big to cause a stumble aren’t they? Wouldn’t it be FUN though?

12-30-2023, 01:23 PM	#15983
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 47,105 Karma: 169815798 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Am I to offer a "you're welcome" or a link to building your own onager?

12-30-2023, 01:43 PM	#15984
neil_swann80 0000000000101010 Posts: 5,895 Karma: 12981955 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3]	Shall I get you two a room?

12-30-2023, 08:29 PM	#15987
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 47,105 Karma: 169815798 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Perhaps building a ballista might be equally fun?

12-31-2023, 01:46 PM	#15988
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,279 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	Can it be? Or what about an EMP generator. Did I not see one described in a post somewhere in MR?

12-31-2023, 04:38 PM	#15989
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 47,105 Karma: 169815798 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Have you ever tried the mini-EMP generator using the capacitor & charging circuit from a disposable camera? Did you find it a rapid teaching tool for being careful around high voltage circuits? See WikiHow.com for more details.

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12-31-2023, 06:29 PM	#15990
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,279 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	Might that be a project for next year? It was that article I was thinking of.