It begins...

MagicSailor · Post by **MagicSailor** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:40 am

WyoBadger wrote:Yep. Definitely a trebuchet.

I took this photo at Urquart Castle on Loch Ness a few years ago.

I hope that helps.

Owen

MagicSailor · Post by **MagicSailor** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:29 am

And, if it all goes wrong:

Owen

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:05 pm

MagicSailor wrote:And, if it all goes wrong:

Owen

Those Chinese are clever rascals. What a unique and wonderful way for them to decrease their surplus population. I wonder if it hurts much.

Doc

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:53 pm

Hey! Futurama has those!

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:05 am

It's off to a slower start than I had hoped.

I think I'm going to have to abandon the idea of structure, at least right now. Structure can come later after a certain momentum has been attained.

--James

MagicSailor · Post by **MagicSailor** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:16 am

peeplj wrote:It's off to a slower start than I had hoped.

I think I'm going to have to abandon the idea of structure, at least right now. Structure can come later after a certain momentum has been attained.

--James

I don't think a trebuchet can have momentum without structure...

Owen

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:49 am

Rolling downhill can, though.

djm

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:58 pm

Today is a good day. Progress.

--James

dwest · Post by **dwest** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:18 pm

djm wrote:Rolling downhill can, though.

djm

UHMW plastic skids will achieve the same result.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:22 pm

Skidding downhill on plastic strips with your butt in a sling sounds ... risky.

djm

dwest · Post by **dwest** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:25 pm

sling skid sleigh

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:29 pm

peeplj wrote:Today is a good day. Progress.

--James

He steps on the tail of a tiger. Nothing acts to further. The Superior Man understands the transitory in light of the eternity at the end.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:51 pm

playin' with yer I Ching again, eh?

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:17 pm

Denny wrote:playin' with yer I Ching again, eh?

Hadn't heard that euphemism before.

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:24 pm

Hi gang,

Just popping in to see if we have any idea what we're talking about yet.
Don't have time to go back and read the thread.

Glad to hear you're making progress James.

Doc