benstern wrote:If it's one thing that pisses me off it's people who don't understand stoichiometry and say explosions are possible in an incredibly unbalanced mixture, or even 100% fuel.

Stoicheometry... now theres a word I havent heard in a while

I think I tested positive :shaking:

Whoops, my bad
:embarassed:

Good Idea, but what was in your avatar before (I presume) you changed it?

No specifications to keep us preoccupied before the pictures arrive?

Carlman wrote:

uberlad wrote:Perth, Wa.
Are there so few of us?? :sad2:

Im in perth mate

w00t

Perth, Wa.
Are there so few of us?? :sad2:

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Well, if Superman went to my university, I sure wouldn't feel the need to carry a gun, and if Bruce Banner did, I'd be afraid to.
You dont wanna make him angry
You won't like him when he's angry
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Looks nice. Could you post some specs to go with the pics?

Yeah, I know, having this forum effectively segregated is a place where we really dont want to go, just asking for the help of other Aussies should suffice.

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I dont think that it is 100% necessary to make another website, but a possibility could be to have an Australian discussion area in the forums
General Spud cannon related
Pneumatic cannon discussion
Combustion cannon discussion
Australian cannon discussion
I dunno, just throwing ideas around here ...

But you are stil prepared to cause bodily harm to another, and having good intentions of self defense does not nullify that.
I live my life prepared to cause bodily harm to another if the situation requires it. I'm not going to standby as I get mugged by someone if they don't have a decent weapon ...

I disagree, a weapon is defined by its use. A pistol used to bang a nail into wood is a tool. A pencil used to stab someone is a weapon. By definition, a gun is not a weapon until you use to harm someone.

True, anything can become a weapon if used in the wrong manner, as I tried to imply in my ...

A gun is NOT a tool, it is a weapon, a device designed to kill. An example of a tool is a hammer, which, yes, could kill if used in the wrong manner, but its primary function is to bang nails into wood.

I disagree, a weapon is defined by its use. A pistol used to bang a nail into wood is a tool ...

Now this, I see, has become a rather heated and passionate debate in the Spudfiles forums.
Firstly, as I read this thread, I felt that SPG, Davidvaini and Ragnarok have the right ideas.
Giving everyone "responsible" a firearm for "protection" in my opinion, is just poorly thought out and illogical ...