"Toy catapult / pencil sharpener" Topic

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taskforce58	05 Nov 2013 10:35 a.m. PST
Last month when I was in London I bought a toy catapult / pencil sharpener at the British Museum's gift shop: I tried it with a small wad of rolled up tissue, about the size of a pea (wife won't allow heavier projectiles!) and it will throw it about 6-8 feet. Ancients gaming with HG Wells Little Wars!
IGWARG1	05 Nov 2013 10:57 a.m. PST
Neat!
SpaceCowboy	06 Nov 2013 12:28 p.m. PST
Pity it dosen't catapult sharpend pencils. That would be to coolest :)

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