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| (...) <snip> Wow, looks like fun! A few comments to improve it, if you're interested: You'll want to start with the arm as close to inverted as possible; this gives a longer stretch of acceleration. You'll need to think about some means to change (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) :: snip :: That is just so awesome. It's too bad it's so ugly. I wish companies would realize that no, you do not have to make things look like a building. No, you do not need frilly edges. Lace went out in the late 1800's. MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (URL) Till Eggs, Diapers, Toothpaste Drop By JOHN TIERNEY WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 — It looks like a 7-Eleven in a box. Early this morning, as the restaurants and clubs were shutting down in the Adams Morgan neighborhood here, a young waiter named Rick (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) ... that takes a rather limited view of trebuchet optimization, doesn't it? ;) Suddenly I'm envisioning little seeker robots who roam around, trying to locate the target (presumably, other peoples' trebuchets?). Once located, the information (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) If I remember correctly from "Junkyard Wars" (another US tv show) the pin you used to hold/release the sling should in fact be a hook. And the angle of the hook would change the angle of release. So, with the design in the video, you could (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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