Morning Squidussion

by Alice O'Connor, Jul 14, 2009 6:50am PDT

There's a special chipper energy floating around the Shacknews virtual office this morning, the kind of energy that can only be channelled through cephalopods.

Squid and octopodes are of course the stars of the class, and even cuttlefish get a little screen time, but the poor nautilus is all too often forgotten. Few believe she was in that graduating class all those millions of years ago as her classmates have changed so much since then, but she was there alright. Secured tight inside a beautiful shell, with cold uncaring eyes and dozens of tentacles, she's my kind of cephalopod.

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Chupa808 made a ball launcher for his dog to play catch. But it turned out to be a little more power than he planned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIox-FH2yVY

Jul 14, 2009 3:59pm PDT

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Chupa808 made a ball launcher for his dog to play catch. But it turned out to be a little more power than... : Slowtreme
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  all that and the balls don't go through the fence? :( : GloriousCow
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    yah i was expecting that to happen too! lol : Shadowdane
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      i wasn't trying to hype it up like that. just his dog can't really catch it. : Slowtreme
      
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      Has the dog tried? :[ : CrustaR
      
      she'll jump in the pool after the rebounds, thats about it. : Slowtreme
- a bit of a let down but cool : sm00v3d
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  not very accurate is it. : bakanoodle
  - rough crowd : Slowtreme
- looks pretty cool and it makes scary noises! : electroly
- Sounds like a machine from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory. : krym3
- That sounds badass! : CrustaR
- I built something similar to this once. The main ball-firing piece is a typical solenoid-actuated potato ... : Enkidu
- Hook it up with a sensor and make it an anti squirrel gun. Market it, make millions, send me at least 50% : hirosushima
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  holy shit the video he replied to is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk : liqker
  - That is so damn cool/cute : MaxPete82
  - Another proof that sausage dogs are shiznit : Utopia
  - Yeah that video has been around for ages, it's great. I should've become an engineer :( : abrasion
  - Haha, THIS is why I'm an engineer. : MercFox1
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  Zombies beware!
  
  Jul 14, 2009 5:25pm PDT
  
  Zombies beware! : BauriceMastard
- sounds like a person sleeping with a CPAP : Utopia
- That dude ain't in the clan! : AxeMan808

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