Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:57 pm
So true throwing money at a cannon generally makes it better.
Thats why they need bowling balls.
Uniform size and weight.
Perfectly round
Non fragile
Makes big holes in the ground
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:58 pm
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:04 pm
Big holes, and bowling balls are very fragile when used out of the context of bowling.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:05 pm
Not really... I have thrown them onto concrete slabs from 10 feet up with only small dents and scratches on the balls. They are sometimes launched our of black powder cannons see here
Oh and they make sweet whistling sounds when launched due to the finger holes.
Oh and they make sweet whistling sounds when launched due to the finger holes.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:12 pm
Yeah you must be using plastic balls, urethane and high end balls are veyr brittle
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:59 pm
who would shoot expensive balls?
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:04 am
Australians....benstern wrote:who would shoot expensive balls?
Damnit, i'm turning into JSR
And yes I do know the spelling difference between ball and bull
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:16 am
Before i read the fine print i assumed you were talking in regards to the size of the balls attached to the bullMrCrowley wrote:Australians....benstern wrote:who would shoot expensive balls?
Damnit, i'm turning into JSR
And yes I do know the spelling difference between ball and bull
Edit: Why don't those pumpin chucker use something to solidify the pumpkin?
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:23 am
Damnit, i'm turning into JSR
You say that like it's a bad thing :p
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:59 am
Haha actually no, but it could apply both ways, though I don't see bull's balls being expensiveNovacastrian wrote:Before i read the fine print i assumed you were talking in regards to the size of the balls attached to the bullMrCrowley wrote:Australians....benstern wrote:who would shoot expensive balls?
Damnit, i'm turning into JSR
And yes I do know the spelling difference between ball and bull
Edit: Why don't those pumpin chucker use something to solidify the pumpkin?
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:03 am
They are not expensive to you ! to him though they are PRICELESS
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:37 am
Wait.....In "Pumpkin' Chuckin' " The Pumpkin can't actually be destroyed can it?
Happy SPuddin'
Happy SPuddin'
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:11 pm
The pumpkin cannot be destroyed, cut down , wadded, saboted, or modified in any way. This, in combination with the fact that no gases other than air are allowed to be used as propellants, essentially constitutes a complete, and very comprehensive ban on any creativity at the large competitions.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:42 am
Does that mean that it if it it's the ground after firing it can't be destroyed?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:41 am
No, they all break when they hit the ground. Its in the loading process that you can't do anything to the pumpkin.
They typically measure to the first of the debris, since the thing hits the ground and explodes. I think a team tried to get one of their cannons to shoot into water or something once to try and save the pumpkin and it didn't work. Another group shot their pumpkins into a box of mattresses and ended up with pumpkin everywhere instead.
They typically measure to the first of the debris, since the thing hits the ground and explodes. I think a team tried to get one of their cannons to shoot into water or something once to try and save the pumpkin and it didn't work. Another group shot their pumpkins into a box of mattresses and ended up with pumpkin everywhere instead.