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Instant Caltrops
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Posted on 04/15/2014 8:36:10 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: TigersEye
My Grandmother had a tree that had spikes like that. We cut them off and put cotton on the dull end. We would use a straw as a blow gun.
Lots of fun.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:18:58 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: Jet Jaguar
Oh, yeah! They would make terrific darts for a blow gun.
They're sharp as needles at the tip aren't they?
Here is a better pic with the flower included. You can see that there are two thorns growing from the same node even though the tip of one is out of the frame. Makes them more effective as caltrops.
The botanical info I'm finding while searching for the pics calls it a stout bush. My sis's Mean Tree was a tree. Must have been 25' tall and sturdy enough for me to climb (with a ladder) to gather the hawthorn berries.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:31:20 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: TigersEye
My Grandma’s tree was a tree. Better than forty foot high. May be the same.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:33:56 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar
Ever step barefoot on the ‘fruit’ of a weed called a ‘goathead’?
Man, that’ll get your attention!
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:34:40 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(Are all Democrats inveterate, habitual liars?)
To: tumblindice
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:35:16 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
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To: doc1019
In coal country and elsewhere, union members toss them on the ground in order to pop the tires of ‘scabs’ and management.
Plus, a bunch of them in a bowl on the coffee table is a real conversation starter.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:40:23 PM PDT
by
mountainbunny
(Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens” J.R.R. Tolkien)
To: Jet Jaguar
If you don't mind, what state was that in and what general type of plant zone was it?
That's supposed to be the range but it's not very specific. There are other species of Crataegus too but I don't know if any grow as big or have thorns that big.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:41:33 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: mountainbunny
Plus, a bunch of them in a bowl on the coffee table is a real conversation starter. LOL! Best laugh I have had in days ... thanks.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:42:55 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: Jet Jaguar
It don’t look like chicken wire, it looks like welded mesh like heavy fencing wire. Good for bare feet or thin soled shoes.
I believe a hollow core wire would be better for tires.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:44:37 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
To: tumblindice
Goatheads actually are called caltrops in some places. Flatted many a bicycle tire on them (not to mention bare feet) in my uthe. Bot. name Tribulus terrestris. (terror of the earth)
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:44:52 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: tumblindice
... where a lot of bare-footy free spirits are walking around. Hmmm... gay pride parade?
To: tumblindice
I HATE goatheads! HATE HATE HATE! With a passion!
The trees I hate are Mesquite and black locust! I get tractor flats every time I try to brush hog the pasture.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:51:20 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
To: tumblindice
Caltrops were originally produced to hamper cavalry.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:53:56 PM PDT
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: TigersEye
We always called those things “tank traps for feet”.
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posted on
04/15/2014 9:56:51 PM PDT
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: Axenolith
They're horrible. They were all over the school grounds which is where the neighborhood swimming pool was also. Going barefoot to and from the pool was hazardous. Wiki has a pretty good page on them with a pic of a foot full of them.
Tribulus terrestris
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posted on
04/15/2014 10:02:20 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: TigersEye
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posted on
04/15/2014 10:19:41 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: Jet Jaguar
Lots of thorny stuff down there. I don’t know if Hawthorn is one of them. Mesquite was mentioned upthread and there are a few species of that. Or related acacia species plants. They aren’t very tree-like though.
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posted on
04/15/2014 10:24:50 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: Jet Jaguar
I know from having kids that Legos can be almost as effective, especially in the middle of the night when you can’t see them.
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posted on
04/15/2014 11:14:07 PM PDT
by
kaehurowing
(FIGHT BULLYING, UNINSTALL FIREFOX)
To: tumblindice
I think he must have meant mensch, not wench.
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posted on
04/15/2014 11:16:49 PM PDT
by
kaehurowing
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To: Jet Jaguar
We used to call those things jax. Something about stepping barefooted on one that caused us to be good about picking every one up after playing with them. Even counting them to make sure we got every one.
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posted on
04/15/2014 11:21:38 PM PDT
by
fso301
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