fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 (edited) So what is this then? Is it serious or just a load of balls? Either way what was its purpose? When was it "invented"? Edited November 17, 2009 by Marmite!! Photo links repaired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Bouncing bomb prototype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Bouncing bomb prototype Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Clive, Obviously nothing to do with Malkara or Humbers :-D It looks like a form of airship with various orifices emitting thrust. Although it is difficult to know how they would achieve thrust, as it looks to originate well before the jet engine was invented. Date, well, at a guess, 1919? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Clive, Obviously nothing to do with Malkara or Humbers :-D It looks like a form of airship with various orifices emitting thrust. Although it is difficult to know how they would achieve thrust, as it looks to originate well before the jet engine was invented. Date, well, at a guess, 1919? Richard always a worrying time for me when I see you answer, to see whether you are going to getting in one again. But nope not this time. Surprisingly this thing did go in fairly straight lines albeit with great manoevorability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 One of the first designs for a "flying saucer" attack machine for the military Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 One of the first designs for a "flying saucer" attack machine for the military No its spherical, but it is a weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 An early method of delivering chemical weapons, possibly by firing from a mortar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 An early method of delivering chemical weapons, possibly by firing from a mortar? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougiebarder Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 A flying robot of a sci fi film :? Or some type of sea mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Cluster bomblet :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 A flying robot of a sci fi film :? Or some type of sea mine? Nope Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Cluster bomblet :dunno: Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Remote control football so we could beat Germany in the penalties :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 A ball, coated internally with matt black paint...effectively a perfect black body ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body - absorbs radiation, but refects or radiates none). So, energy/heat builds up, caused by light entering it, and then used to power it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Remote control football so we could beat Germany in the penalties :dunno: Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 A ball, coated internally with matt black paint...effectively a perfect black body ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body - absorbs radiation, but refects or radiates none). So, energy/heat builds up, caused by light entering it, and then used to power it? Um nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Smoke canister, possibly launched from a mortar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Smoke canister, possibly launched from a mortar? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougiebarder Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Is it naval? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Some sort of mine???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Is it naval? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Some sort of mine???? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 The original design for the spheres in Phantasm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 The original design for the spheres in Phantasm? Had to google for that one, but nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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