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The kidapult would be mounted at the end of a dock, probably at a summer camp. I envision it as a hybrid catapult/trebuchet device for chucking kids off the dock and way out into the lake. It is a long beam with an off center pivot point, running the length of the dock. On the long end of the arm
is a seat where the missile kid waits, facing the lake. There is a pivot point, and under the (very) short end hangs a weight. The weight dangles down thru a hole in the dock. When the weight is dropped, it pulls the short end down fast, levering the long end with the kid up and over.
Missile-wanna-bes slave away at a wheel, hoisting the weight back up out of the lake. When the weight is at its highest, kid missile hits the lever and is flung. The kidapult is devised so the kid flies at a low angle. At the end of the arc, water impact is comparable to a wipeout while waterskiing. The ex-missile swims back and goes to work at the wheel for the next kid.
The Fatapult
http://www.halfbake...idea/The_20Fatapult
benfrost sends obese into the water [FarmerJohn, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
Human trap
http://www.halfbake...m/idea/Human_20trap
benfrost sends art lovers into the water [FarmerJohn, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
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I like this idea.. Just gotta make sure there is "police tape" around the hole in the deck.. Someone could loose an arm or a leg in that thing. |
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"WARNING: Do not cross. Unless you wanna be the new spokesperson for the war amps" Play safe.. |
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<Picard> Mr. Warf, let's fire a
small child across their bow and
show them we really mean
business. On my
signal...Engage.<p> + |
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"Son, did I ever tell you about the camp that I went to when I was a kid? No? Well, instead of teaching us to skip rocks across the lake, they skipped children across the lake! Rough camp son." |
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Pissing my knickers here. [+++++] |
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For even more fun, mount the kidapult on the edge of a high cliff, with big, pointy rocks at the bottom. |
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Please email design drawings soonest, right now I'm off to order some timber ....... |
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There's more than one way to skin a kid, aye, 7/8? |
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Perhaps you should change your name to "bung son" |
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I fail to see how launching yourself out of a trebuchet could EVER have a positive outcome. |
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You need some other kids in the water, as targets. |
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Put the kids in a large plastic sphere, roughly 1.5x body length and a little flexible. Then they'd skip and roll on contact with the water, and be severely injured a little less. |
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Also, in these balls, they could actually be somewhat safe targets for each other, especially considering how hard it is to aim a trebuchet on a dock. |
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[fort], I guess that depends on what kind of a drain on society you are. |
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I know I'm a good candidate, I just can't see a good outcome ... I mean, C'MON, THEY'RE MIDEVIL SEIGE ENGINES! |
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[Letsbuildafort], you're right, launching yourself out of a trebuchet rarely has a positive outcome. However, we're talking about launching OTHER people out of a trebuchet. What's the downside? |
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The downside would be cranking the rock up 20 times before it's your turn again. |
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So would be this a covert method to control population growth worldwide? |
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Great idea.Who can say they never met a kid they would fling a long distance given the chance? I know I have. |
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Or you could use a motor, to avoid child labor. |
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Dear bungston:
As your corporate legal council, please find enclosed the following suggested design modifications, along with the preferred medical/dental/death/dismemberment waiver forms to be completed in triplicate by the... |
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Other than that, sign me up for the fling-a-kid project. The farther the better. |
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Perhaps the arm could swing in a horizontal arc, and a little spin could be induced on the child. Then they would probably skip two or three times before sinking. |
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[itsmeagain], Don't most summer camps make you sign similar waivers anyway? You've got rock-climbing, swimming, white-water canoeing, rope-swinging-into-water, and that's just your conventional summer camps. Space Camp and Aviation Challenge really get down to brass tacks, what with subjecting kids to G forces, putting kids in those spinny astronaut thingies, and various other stuff. |
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