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Posted: 9/11/2018 1:35:08 PM EDT
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holy shit
I would’ve gotten a helluva lot further away wow : |
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Posted: 9/11/2018 3:52:17 PM EDT
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Yeah it used to be quite common around here. Someone got hurt a few years ago and I haven’t heard much about it since then.
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Posted: 9/11/2018 5:08:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
holy shit
I would’ve gotten a helluva lot further away wow : Apparently, they compete seeing who can get them to land the closest to the launching point. So, your mileage may vary depending on the numb nut setting up the pad. I was watching one video where they were using a level from Lowes to setup the launch pad. I'd think if you were serious about it, you'd be using a machinist's level that is sensitive to a few thou over a couple of feet. I bet with some practice, I could probably get the anvil to bash the launch pad.... But, I don't have a death wish, so I'm going nowhere near any of that. I saw one vid on Youtube where a moron was standing OVER the anvil when he lit the fuse. He got one foot step away and it prematurely went off and looked like that anvil hit him in the nuts during launch. It had to have hit him, because it only went about 30 feet up. ETA: If I was going to be lighting those fuses, I think I'd have a 10 foot pole with a Bic lighter on the end. |
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Posted: 9/11/2018 5:11:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know. Right? Apparently, they compete seeing who can get them to land the closest to the launching point. So, your mileage may vary depending on the numb nut setting up the pad. I was watching one video where they were using a level from Lowes to setup the launch pad. I'd think if you were serious about it, you'd be using a machinist's level that is sensitive to a few thou over a couple of feet. I bet with some practice, I could probably get the anvil to bash the launch pad.... But, I don't have a death wish, so I'm going nowhere near any of that. I saw one vid on Youtube where a moron was standing OVER the anvil when he lit the fuse. He got one foot step away and it prematurely went off and looked like that anvil hit him in the nuts during launch. It had to have hit him, because it only went about 30 feet up. ETA: If I was going to be lighting those fuses, I think I'd have a 10 foot pole with a Bic lighter on the end. |
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Posted: 9/11/2018 11:02:39 PM EDT
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Yes.
Digging those things out of the ground after launch is enough to make you want to stop. Used to be a somewhat common occurrence at the Blacksmiths Association of Missouri meetings. |
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Posted: 9/12/2018 7:56:40 AM EDT
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When I was kid living in Oklahoma we used to do that at my uncle's ranch.
It was a ton of fun. |
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Posted: 9/12/2018 11:10:33 AM EDT
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When I was kid living in Oklahoma we used to do that at my uncle's ranch. It was a ton of fun. |
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Posted: 9/12/2018 12:01:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Everything dangerous and unpredictable is fun... Right up until it kills you. |
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Posted: 9/12/2018 2:43:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And yet here I am 35 years later..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0GAom_exy4 |
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Posted: 9/12/2018 3:56:15 PM EDT
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I know you are new to the area but just to let you know, Gay Wilkinson, the guy in the video, is one of your county commissioners.
Next time he is up for election watch for his signs. They have an anvil on them. During glorious "Country Days" they are usually firing them at some point over at Engler Park. |
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Posted: 9/13/2018 8:58:13 AM EDT
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When I was much younger I thought it would be a good idea to shoot an arrow straight up with a new compound bow. I lost it in the sun and quickly ducked back under the house's soffit knowing not where it landed.
Years later I was visiting mom's house and the neighbor was pulling up some shrubs. He pulled out an arrow that had landed right in the middle of his shrub and sunk in up to the fletching. He asked me if I knew what it was and I said "Not a clue, man." 
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Posted: 9/13/2018 12:32:43 PM EDT
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When I was much younger I thought it would be a good idea to shoot an arrow straight up with a new compound bow. I lost it in the sun and quickly ducked back under the house's soffit knowing not where it landed. Years later I was visiting mom's house and the neighbor was pulling up some shrubs. He pulled out an arrow that had landed right in the middle of his shrub and sunk in up to the fletching. He asked me if I knew what it was and I said "Not a clue, man." In turn, I would attach a 35mm film canister filled with flash powder. I was asked by a friend who was a fireworks importer to demo one as he was who I purchased the rockets from. I fired one at the business and we never saw where it went, keep in mind they went up OVER 500 YARDS in a few seconds. The next day I receive an email from him with a photo of the rocket sticking in the steel roof of a Trailer (18 wheeler trailer) that they used for temporary storage. |
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Posted: 9/13/2018 12:50:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're not telling me anything... Here's my 'other' hobby... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0GAom_exy4
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Posted: 9/14/2018 11:35:28 AM EDT
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I know you are new to the area but just to let you know, Gay Wilkinson, the guy in the video, is one of your county commissioners. Next time he is up for election watch for his signs. They have an anvil on them. During glorious "Country Days" they are usually firing them at some point over at Engler Park. 
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