Drew Wutka
DWUTKA at marlow.com
Fri Feb 28 12:30:00 CST 2003
Actually one of the 'stories' I heard was about a port movement, where someone wanted to get rid of their car....so they catapulted it. I really don't know how truthful that is, but it is logistically possible. (When we moved ports from Alameda, CA (which was being shut down), to Bremerton, WA, the ship actually moved everyone that wanted the ship to move them.....on the ship. Family, Cars, and I even think some furniture. (I think at the time I was able to pack everything I owned in my car...pretty pathetic eh?)). Drew > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:17 PM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil > shooting > > From my Navy days: > > The catapults on carriers are tested by shooting a heavy steel device off > the deck. This device has wheels, is about the size of a VW bug, and just > like a VW, it floats (so it can be retrieved and used again). This test > is usually done in a shipyard after the water area in front of the carrier > is cleared and 'quarantined'. > > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com > [<mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com>] > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:47 AM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil > shooting > > <http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier> > > Aircraft carriers have two basic configurations. The most common has > a flat top deck that serves as a take-off and landing area for airplanes. > A steam-powered catapult accelerates an aircraft under full throttle, from > 0 to 165 mph in 2 seconds during take-off to help it reach take-off speed. > > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > <www.ColbyConsulting.com> > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com > [<mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On> Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:30 PM > To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com' > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil > shooting > > > The US Navy's Aircraft carriers (at least most of them), have a > steam > powered catapult system. It is an extremely powerful mechanism, > which > launches a jet from a stand still to speeds close to several hundred > miles > an hour (don't know the exact specs off the top of my head....) in a > distance of probably less then 100 feet. > > I personally have never seen proof, but rumors abound that all sorts > of > things have been used to 'test' those catapults. (I've heard of vw > bugs, > and various other 'heavy' objects). > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Whittinghill [<mailto:mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com>] > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:34 AM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil > shooting > > > That's great! Once on TV I saw this story about this old British > landowner > whose hobby is hurling objects from his giant catapult. They showed > him > launching a Volkswagen and a burning piano. His dream is to one day > get a > catapult powerful enough to throw a double decker bus. Great fun! > > > Mark Whittinghill > Symphony Information Services > Minneapolis, Minnesota > Email: mark at symphonyinfo.com > Phone: 612-333-1311 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Seth Galitzer" <sgsax at ksu.edu> > To: "accessd" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 9:34 AM > Subject: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil shooting > > > > Been chuckling at this today. It's almost too funny to believe. > > > > Detailed info and history > > <http://ncollier.com/anvils.htm> > > > > Good pictures of actual shooting > > <http://members.sockets.net/~mbollinger/> > > > > The funny part is that they are so serious about it. > > > > Happy Friday! > > > > Seth > > > > -- > > Seth Galitzer sgsax at ksu.edu > > Computing Specialist <http://puma.agron.ksu.edu/~sgsax> > > Dept. of Plant Pathology > > Kansas State University > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > <http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> > > Website: <http://www.databaseadvisors.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > <http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> > Website: <http://www.databaseadvisors.com> > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > <http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> > Website: <http://www.databaseadvisors.com> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Is email taking over your day? Manage your time with eMailBoss. > Try it free! <http://www.eMailBoss.com>