Lady Alyx Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I know this is a re-run, cause me beau said he saw it before when I was describing it. WOW I was out sick on friday and caught this show during the day. Has anyone seen it...it was sooo interesting! ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyratePhil Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I just caught that myself the other day. It was interesting, but like many of the MB episodes it leaves some things unexplained...the foremost being, just because THEY can't do it doesn't mean it couldn't have been done. (calms down and remembers it's just TV, it's just entertainment, it's just...) I mentioned it to my son, who along with his friend are experimenting with more and more powerful potato guns - his eyes lit up like a 5-year-old on Christmas morn, so I guess there's SOME good to come out of it I especially liked the hand-carved cannonball! ...Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum... ~ Vegetius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Alyx Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Potatoe guns....wow...lmao! I missed the part when he was carving...what did he carve it out of? ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyratePhil Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Granite. He stood there with a cold chisel and hammer, and carved that puppy out of a single solid cube of granite. They didn't quite say how long that took - probably not much longer than drilling out the log by hand LOL! Aye, potato guns - my son and his friend are the school brains, so they've developed some evil genius things for the guns - cyalume sticks stuck in the end of the potatoes for night-firing practice; achieving better formulations of propellants (hair spray, ethanol, etc.); new electronic ignitors...they've turned it into a quest, they have ...Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum... ~ Vegetius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Alyx Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Phil, Did you see yesterday on the news the high school student that created nuclear fusion. He bought all the parts from ebay etc. ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyratePhil Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 No, I didn't see that - but I was just playing pool with my son tonight, and he would have told me if he had achieved nuclear fusion. We're close that way. ...Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum... ~ Vegetius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Seika Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 i didn't catch that episode.. but i find those guys and gals oddly amusing.. hey it's a show and entertainment... i do like they fact that they blow stuff up all the time though... ~QM Seika Hellbound~ We ain't no stinking Parrots!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBeard Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Phil, Did you see yesterday on the news the high school student that created nuclear fusion. He bought all the parts from ebay etc. what will they think of next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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