Posted on 01/07/2019 8:11:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Good point...Aerodynamics too. I’m thinking also the damage after it lands if it keeps rolling.
The of course, the device itself, is made to accommodate a certain size and weight ball.
And then there’s the crating and transport.
It missed..........................
They would also hurl pig carcasses...........after they had ‘ripened’ in the sun for a few days...................
Sun Tzu in ‘The Art of War’ counsel against sieges. They last too long and the cost escalates with time................
“And if the soldiers see you’re making progress on the wall, they’ll stick around in anticipation of the ravishing and pillaging to come.”
The ravishing and pillaging.....I do so miss it!
That and it was determined it could penetrate the armor of the Governor’s and Senator’s limousines as they speed along the Turnpike.
There’s a theory emerging that the cannon ball was dropped over the side by the castle’s keeper, at the menacing horde. He was then heard to say;
“Now go away, or I will taunt you a second time.”
Watched Holy Grail on New Years Eve, a tradition for me. Never gets old. :)
This careless behavior by Archaeologist Samuel Kinirons, sort of makes you doubt many of their conclusions. And he is smiling happy about his carelessness.
I am guessing you are joking here. Of course there would be no point of protecting rocks, stones or other archaeological artifacts, walls, pottery, jewelry and the like, from DNA contamination. Unless excavating burials, in which case the archaeologists do often wear gloves or even don bio-suits, there isn't going to be any DNA to contaminate. But I think you know that. :)
“Pat” Bruce?
It's been many years, but our visit to the Castle and the Royal Mile was very interesting and enjoyable.
When my handicapped wife and I were visiting England, we drove to Edinburgh to see the Castle and the Royal Mile. While visiting the Castle, one of the groundskeepers saw me pushing my wife's wheelchair up the steeply-sloped streets of the Castle. He flagged me down and had me sit in his office with my wife while he called his supervisor.
I don't know how far up the chain of command it went, but, soon, a liveried representative of the Castle came into the office and led my wife and I to an official car. Placing her wheelchair in the trunk, he informed us that he had been directed to drive us to wherever we wanted to go in the Castle and, if we wanted to make any stops along the way to tour the level, he would wait for us to finish and then continue.
He drove us all of the way to the top level of the Castle and, after we completed our tours, drove us back down to the lowest level and the gate entry. There, he dropped us off and we thanked him profusely, asking him to pass our thanks along to everyone involved. He said that he would do so, took a final picture with the two of us at the gate, and then drove back into the Castle to perform whatever his normal duties were.
What a great bunch of people!
What a great story!
The Scots (and the many, many Islamics and other foreign-born citizens) probably look forward to those 200 jobs that they're hoping someone they know get so they can get a piece of the action while continuing to not work for a living. Hey, it's okay to hit my own.
I've often wanted to travel throughout the British Isles. If I ever do so, I'd plan it well in advance, stay an entire summer, and vid the whole trip for later editing into a series of 'blog entries. Y'know, 'cause no one's ever thought of that. ;^)
No, it doesn't.
Where’s that confounded bridge?
Over the Hills in Far Away
You will absolutely love the experience if you do. Soooo many things to see. And the language isn't hard to learn. :-))
I’d really like to see the Tower of London.
To get the complete experience, attend the Ceremony of the Keys, which takes place every night when the Beefeaters lock the main gate. You have to reserve/get tickets well in advance, although IIRC there is no or a nominal charge. A small group of civilians are allowed in every night to observe the Ceremony. It's impressive and lots of fun. One of the sergeants was retiring the night we went and they put on quite a show.
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