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If you've ever had to haul wheeled luggage through snow... you
already know.
War Wolf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwolf
"... believed to be the largest trebuchet ever made ..." [8th of 7, Dec 30 2020]
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Funny - I was just looking at an old idea I never posted for pram skis [+] |
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An obvious enhancement would be the addition of one or more pyrotechnic rocket engines. |
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Pyrotechnic rocket engines have a way of making most
anything better. |
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I was driving a customer to one of the local universities,
and it was not only her first time visiting the mainland, but
also her first time seeing snow (she was from Hawaii). Her
parents had made sure she was dressed appropriately for
the weather, her father being from here originally, but when
it came time to get her stuff from the cab to her dormitory,
she asked me how one goes about dragging a wheeled
suitcase through the snow... and it was at that moment
that I was struck by just now absurd it is that we haven't
actually come up with a solution to that problem by now. |
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But in a very real and meaningful way, is this problem not crying out for the employment of a trebuchet ? |
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//is this problem not crying out for the employment of a trebuchet ?// |
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I was thinking RATO, but whatever turns your crank. |
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For a reasonably sized trebuchet, either half a dozen men-at-arms, or a couple of donkeys. For something like the War Wolf <link> a proportionately bigger power source is needed. |
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It rather depends on how rapidly you want to shoot with it. |
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Why would you want to shoot modified potatos? |
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Because above certain breech pressures, unmodified potatoes tend to have a Total Reality Failure and leave the muzzle as a spray of starchy tuber rather than a coherent lump capable of inflicting pain and injury. |
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The higher accelerations cause a loss of structual integrity - hence the urgent need to selectively breed (or genetically modify) potatoes for improved non-culinary physical properties. |
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Yes fine but I meant in the particular context of luggage handling. |
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Ok, they have these little thumb sized wind-up toys for about $2 (retail) that have lift and stride legs. I think they could put those on your suitcase with skis invention and the battery powered suitcase could actually *walk uphill* for you on cross country skis. |
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No, because in this case you don't peel them with your metal knives ... |
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Simply buy smaller potatoes, but more of them There you are, problem solved. |
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