Those 16" guns could fire a shell that weighed over a ton more than twenty miles using 700 pounds of gunpowder and hit a moving ship. All before we had Microsoft Windows ...
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Before Linux Too
Mikey advises:
As we understand it, computing was advanced by WWII developments in accurately lobbing these things 20 miles.
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How far could it launch the kid in the plaid shorts?
ReplyDeleteHow far could it launch the kid in the plaid shorts?
ReplyDeleteAll the way to Kingdom Come.
Close Call Editor:
ReplyDeleteCrikey, good thing we didn't run the shots of our insignificant other w/ her paws all over the big barrel.
Hey, it's bigger than mine.
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