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You'd need a gear shift, so as to switch between (a)
connecting the pulley to the headstock of the bell and
(b)
connecting it to a massively geared-down drive-shaft,
which
would drive the caterpillar tracks inserted under the
base of
the tower.
At international competition level, you'd
need to replace
the
late-medieval masonry with a lightweight carbon fibre
shell
which just *looked* like crumbly limestone cladding.
Even then, this would be one of the slower-moving of the
racing sports, with great emphasis placed on not
toppling
over.
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
https://youtu.be/aSO9OFJNMBA?t=103
[not_morrison_rm, Aug 18 2016]
https://www.youtube...watch?v=Tc9K_uxQsbI
[pocmloc, Aug 21 2020]
[link]
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"Haul away, smartly now my bonny lads ! " |
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If there are crenelations around the top of the tower/base of steeple, it'd be possible to mount a few 6-pdrs, and some carronades. Luvverly. |
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Dingdongs on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow ... |
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Err...sort of done....but with accountants...The Crimson Permanent Assurance linky.. |
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Yeah, I refer to that as "preheated"... |
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[+] Anybody else picture a bunch of steeples, flocking together once a week for a "giant robot wars" melee of ringing bells ? then heading back to their buildings, where mechanics and artisans repair and polish them for the next ? |
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Never quite figured out why the Church didn't rent out spire space for line-of-sight microwave transmitters....perhaps they didn't aspire to it....ha aha aha ha...<realises no one else is laughing,retreats shamefaced> |
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Ah, but they do ... cellular telephony systems, too. |
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It's discreetly done; but if you know what to look for, easy to spot. |
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Don't look at the tower/spire; look for cabling, and equipment cabinets at ground level. With modern kit, and many spires having thin slate cladding on a wooden frame, it's possible to mount the antennae inside it, out of sight, without degrading performance. |
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Flagpoles are another popular disguise. |
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Floodlights are, however, camouflaged emitters for the CIA/Reader's Digest Secret Brane Ray (so make sure you wear your tinfoil balaclava) |
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