Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:16:15 -0000, John Williamson
wrote:

Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:20:23 -0000, John Williamson
wrote:

Lieutenant Scott wrote:
I've never thought of a reason why I would want to do that.

Curiosity prompted by their complete failure to work as a pea shooter?

How flexible are the dissections? If they can bounce the pea back, that
would definitely prompt someone to investigate.

They just block the tube so you can't blow down it. If you can't get any
airflow, the pea won't move.

I've never used one, we always made bow and arrows. I assumed that you
started with the pea in your mouth, so it would still accelerate before
it went into the tube, even if blocked.

You've not fired many peashooters, have you? Before blowing, you insert
the pea into the end of the pipe with your tongue. It is possible to
hold a surprisingly large number of peas in your mouth, should you
require an automatic pistol type effect.

They're also difficult to remove in a way
that gives you a smooth bore so you get a good seal round the pea for
best muzzle velocity.

What did you use instead? PVC pipe?

When I was at school, it was more likely to be copper. PVC wasn't
cheap... If a mate's dad had just had the new fangled microbore central
heating installed with the 3/8th inch pipe, there were always plenty of
offcuts around.

I was a precocious little soandso at primary school.

I once stapled an entire shelf of books together so when one was removed
there was a bit of a mess.

That's not precocious, that's just nasty and stupid.

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Tciao for Now!

John.