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yawn, judging from the scientific literature - thi...

2006-05-12T12:46:00.000-05:00

yawn, judging from the scientific literature - this is really just a Red Ryder B B Gun.

Fuzz, I know you're an ace with a slingshot, taking down Chupas and such.

First slingshots with the red eye of death scope a...

2006-05-12T12:43:00.000-05:00

First slingshots with the red eye of death scope and now the slingatron. Everything old is new again.

So wait a second- does this thing operate off elec...

2006-05-12T11:31:00.000-05:00

So wait a second- does this thing operate off electromagnetic repulsion or pneumatics? Is it a Gauss rifle or an air rifle? Maybe I ought to actually read what's lurking behind the link.

jon, I think your art projects are something kids ...

2006-05-12T09:38:00.000-05:00

jon, I think your art projects are something kids could be doing in school. A great way to recycle and do art at the same time.

delmer, Slingatron sounds like a new Transformer, probably a Decepticon.

vani, we could shoot him over to France!

metal mark, you just reminded me of Doc from Back to the Future. He came up with the Flex Capacitor when he fell off the toilet and hit his head.

stacy, I've read enough about your MIL to know she's up to the challenge.

michelle, thanks for coming by here as well. I look forward to visiting your blog again.

Hi Phoenix, thanks so much for stopping by my blog...

2006-05-12T07:18:00.000-05:00

Hi Phoenix, thanks so much for stopping by my blog and your kind comments :o)
I've read through a number of your posts,just fantastic.
Like the phoenix, you certainly rise out of the ashes!!

I volunteer my mother-in-law to be the first test ...

2006-05-12T07:07:00.000-05:00

I volunteer my mother-in-law to be the first test subject.

No she really does want to go....yes she does!!! Does too! DOES TOO!!!!

I think that my sides are still hurting from the w...

2006-05-11T22:26:00.000-05:00

I think that my sides are still hurting from the watermelon comment.

Yeah, this sounds like this guy drew this on his lunchbag with a crayon back in first grade and has kept pushing to make it his lifelong dream of seeing it get built. Although the other kids in first grade probably called him idiot then and now that he is an adult we can call him a big idiot.

i'm with KC- let's use old Bushey as the first exp...

2006-05-11T21:30:00.000-05:00

i'm with KC- let's use old Bushey as the first experiment!

Slingatron? That sounds like a name my kids would ...

2006-05-11T20:17:00.000-05:00

Slingatron? That sounds like a name my kids would come up with.

Granted ... they are brilliant ... but if the Slingatron is ever going to get serious funding it will need a better, sort of scary name.

"Slingatron" sounds like something you get out of a box of Captain Crunch.

Thank you so much for your comment! I appreciate i...

2006-05-11T15:42:00.000-05:00

Thank you so much for your comment! I appreciate it so much!! :o) There is ALOT more to come, please keep checking back! Thank you!! :o)

karen, just make sure you keep your torus free of ...

2006-05-11T15:16:00.000-05:00

karen, just make sure you keep your torus free of any foreign projectiles.

etchen, I read about that. I also have Asian blood in me, and I do NOT get ear wax. I don't think they needed to spend much money on that research.

grrrbear, centrifugal or centripetal forces would be eliminated if the projectile can reach certain speeds. The problem is reaching that speed. The projectile will probably just blast a hole in the side of the coil on it's second turn.

jon, thanks for visiting!

O wow!!!Great blog! :o)

2006-05-11T14:36:00.000-05:00

O wow!!!
Great blog! :o)

Wouldn't the centrifugal force kill anyone who tri...

2006-05-11T12:40:00.000-05:00

Wouldn't the centrifugal force kill anyone who tried to ride this? Or am I just missing something?

Was there reference made to a "Violate Newton's Laws of Physics Pill" that I just missed? If so I apologize.

If you could reverse the direction, could this technology be used to manufacture toilets that flush so powerfully they never clog?

Wait, so you're saying this idea won't work? Tee-h...

2006-05-11T12:39:00.000-05:00

Wait, so you're saying this idea won't work? Tee-hee. I read the other day ab. Japanses scientist linking dry v wet ear wax to a specific gene-it only was costing them ab 127,000 in US currency for this amazing research. Who needs to know ab. an ear wax gene?!

"The "Hula-hoop" motion of a metal torus accelerat...

2006-05-11T12:17:00.000-05:00

"The "Hula-hoop" motion of a metal torus accelerates a magnetic projectile placed inside the torus. Magnetic levitation minimizes the friction. To reduce resistivity, the torus is cooled with liquid nitrogen. Cargo is exposed to the extreme acceleration"...

ROTFLMAO!!

'k, can't help it, am i the only one who sees this as, ah, er, ahem ... kinda *kinky* like maybe an x-rated movie!?!

:giggle:
*snicker*
=snort=
{chuckle}

i know, i know, get my head out of the gutter... can't help it... still...

ROTFLMAO!!

okay, okay, already, i'm tryin' to quit laughing... stay tuned!! :)

obilon, Now THAT would be a cool stunt worth $7 bi...

2006-05-11T12:04:00.000-05:00

obilon, Now THAT would be a cool stunt worth $7 billion. Let's see the Chinese beat that!

KC, we can make Bush into an actual weapon of mass destruction.

Perplexio, I think we should rename all of our weapons in that manner. Big-ass nuclear missile. Big-ass Tomahawk. Big-ass stealth bomber. It'll instill fear.

kay, I've heard that Beaver, OK is a strange place. I wonder if it's from all the locals handling cow dung.

dabich, we could hurl a cow chip onto Mars.

JD, they'd have to reconfigure the weight mass allowed by the coil.

I nominate Ted Kennedy as the first human to be ca...

2006-05-11T11:55:00.000-05:00

I nominate Ted Kennedy as the first human to be catapulted into space by the Slingatron.

I'd be more willing to bet on the cow chips contes...

2006-05-11T11:53:00.000-05:00

I'd be more willing to bet on the cow chips contest lol.

I have been to Beaver (OK) several times, although...

2006-05-11T11:49:00.000-05:00

I have been to Beaver (OK) several times, although not by choice. However, the doctor would probably fit right in... what a weird-ass place.

Man, they really do have contests for everything t...

2006-05-11T11:46:00.000-05:00

Man, they really do have contests for everything these days...

Cow chip throwing?

Oh and I thought the trojan bunny was projected over the castle wall using more of a catapult device... Is that the next high tech weapon? A big-assed catapault? Is that the next step in weapons evolution? Big Assed Slingshot begets Big Assed Catapult? What's next the Big Assed Bow & Arrow or Big Assed Crossbow?

And speaking of Big Asses, if we go the Big Ass weapons route, does that mean Lane Bryant will leave the clothing industry to focus on big assed weapons instead of clothing for gluteally overcompensated females?

Sounds like lots of fun. Let's propel Bush first, ...

2006-05-11T11:39:00.000-05:00

Sounds like lots of fun. Let's propel Bush first, OK?

This is the stupidest idea I've ever heard of, eve...

2006-05-11T11:24:00.000-05:00

This is the stupidest idea I've ever heard of, even if it works. I like Space Elevators better.

Thought I do wonder if the slingshot is good for skipping stones off the surface of Jupiter.

mimi, I remember him launching himself using Acme ...

2006-05-11T11:23:00.000-05:00

mimi, I remember him launching himself using Acme rockets and such. I'm thinking we'll probably get the same results.

curare, I say we launch Lance - since his check to the Russian Space Agency bounced!

karen, come right back!david, Yeah - there's plent...

2006-05-11T11:22:00.000-05:00

karen, come right back!

david, Yeah - there's plenty of morons we could launch via sling shot

jay, they want to launch satellites - but I think Bush plans on launching Democrats.

mojotek, it's part of a larger program called HARP that's been around for decades. I'd say billions are being spent.

kyahgirl, I would NOT sign up as a volunteer to test out some sort of transporter beam. No thank you. You'd reappear with you arm where you leg used to be or something like that.

PDD, May the force be with us.

Ohh. How fun would that be? I wonder if any more...

2006-05-11T11:21:00.001-05:00

Ohh. How fun would that be? I wonder if any more Backstreet Boys will want to go into space if this comes to fruition...