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If Lenard had been just a little bit madder & thought of
building
a windmill powered repeating catapult with flywheel auxiliary
power for if the wind drops it might have looked like this.
A catapult.
With a windmill beside it.
And a really big flywheel beside that.
Rather than a fixed
armature that has to be pulled back
between shots it has a sliding one that passes through the
central
axis
with a bucket on both ends.
Further design specifications may be needed.
May not work as advertised.
May not work.
The armature slides through the centre axis so that the short
end passes under the body of the machine (scooping up the
next
payload as it does) while the long end sweeps majestically
overhead to send its payload hurtling through the sky.
For demonstration purposes we'll be using custard pies but a
full
range of unsuitably dangerous payloads are available from the
gift shop at very reasonable rates.
Like this.
https://free3d.com/...atapult-4-5443.html
But with a windmill & more complicated ... so not like this. [Skewed, Jul 30 2020]
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Yes we do have a feline payload, two very annoyed cats
strapped back to back so whichever way up they hit the
target
it's with a full set of claws. |
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There is a small problem with that particular ordinance
however. |
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Whichever way you hold them at least one can always get
its claws into you & It's devilishly difficult to make them let
go. |
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We've lost two hands & one whole loader so far. |
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Too slow getting out the way after loading. |
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Scooped
up & shot out with the cats. |
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We solved that one with a single slice of toast buttered on one
side only wedged
between them. |
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