http://www.metafilter.com/tags/trebuchets Posts tagged with 'trebuchets' at MetaFilter. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:10:06 -0800 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:10:06 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/56878/Punkin%2DChunkin Here’s the scenario. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bublynski/289691719/">Halloween’s over.</a> The kids have <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zizzy/289994852/in/set-72157594362494830/">their loot</a>. But you, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zizzy/290044286/">the grownups</a>, are stuck with pumpkin upon pumpkin upon pumpkin . . . what are you to do? You could just leave them out for the garbage collection but that’s not very inspired. A more creative option would be to head out to a field in rural Delaware, build a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBqkOdbWFQE">big-ass </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti2D4w3Xu28">catapult </a>or a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KQJ3lAFHI">big air cannon</a> and let the fun begin. (A longer video can be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG2c9e7UAXY" title="part one of two">found </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG7nNedoQNI" title="part two of two">here</a>.) The<a href="http://www.punkinchunkin.com/main.htm"> World Championship Punkin Chunkin contest </a>has been hurling ripe holiday vegetables through the autumn air for two decades now and attracts a crowd in the tens of thousands. (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/searched.mefi?option=2&search=punkin&date=4">Previously on MetaFilter</a>). tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.56878 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:10:06 -0800 AirCannons America Catapults Delaware Fun Halloween Ingenuity Pumpkins PunkinChunkin TooCoolForWords Trebuchets YouTube jason's_planet http://www.metafilter.com/47353/I%2Dthink%2DIm%2Dgonna%2Dhurl <a href="http://www.catapultkits.com">Catapult Kits.</a> <a href="http://www.rlt.com/trebuchet/plans/warwolf/">Big</a> or <a href="http://www.catapultkits.com/productinfo.php?item=10900&ret=//mangonels/index.php">small</a>, <a href="http://www.mangonel.com/kit/mangonel.html">classic</a> or <a href="http://www.rlt.com/trebuchet/plans/pvc/">modern</a>, no matter their taste, you'll find something to drive everyone on your holiday shopping list ballistic. It's all fun and <a href="http://www.globalspec.com/trebuchet/">games</a> (audio), but be sure to <a href="http://www.algobeautytreb.com/">plan ahead</a> so no one <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1605521,00.html">gets hurt</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.47353 Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:28:04 -0800 ballistics catapults hurling models trebuchets Gamblor