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Fling-A-Keg

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the toys-for-grownups dept.

dave weekly writes: "Ever play Age of Empires and wonder at the trebuchets and catapults and what it would be like to launch them? Well, a bunch of medieval history and mechanical engineering geeks at Siege Engine decided to piece together several launching apparatuses and, for the benefit of the History Channel, flung kegs, pumpkins, and watermelons hundreds of feet all day long. The page also has pictures of a bunch of other sweet launchers, including air cannons."

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  1. new Slashdot sucks by jchristopher · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Is it just me, or does the new version of the code that Slashdot is running just absolutely suck my balls?

    In all seriousness, is this really the best that can be done? Are others experiencing all the same problems I am?

  2. Re:Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by ubugly2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    was he perchance assulted by an offcourse beer keg or pumpkin?