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Re: Engineering Test OT

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Subject: Re: Engineering Test OT
From: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:57:00 -0500
Every fall in Delaware there is an event called Punkin Chunkin - The point is
to see who's device can toss a pumpkin the farthest - There are several
classes and there are a bunch of trebuchets - One of them , an air canon from
Michigan shot a pumpkin 4000 ft - A guy had a flatbed truck with a small block
Chevy mounted 8' or 10' up that reved up a 10' arm to about 60 rpm and
released the shot - John






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