Steam-powered cannons

by **wizardnoob28** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:57 am

be sure to use cannons. I think it was aristotle who made a steam powered cannon for his country to fight off the romans.

by **Dragonlord Esq.** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:04 pm

wizardnoob28 wrote:be sure to use cannons. I think it was aristotle who made a steam powered cannon for his country to fight off the romans.

That's news to me. Are you sure about that?

by **The Hordesman** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:30 pm

wizardnoob28 wrote:be sure to use cannons. I think it was aristotle who made a steam powered cannon for his country to fight off the romans.

Thats purely fantasy. They had no idea what a cannon was, and while some did know how to make steampowered engines, they were never used, not even produced to start with. There is no historical record of this.

by **Scnicker** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:39 pm

Yeah, as far as I'm told, europe got their first gun powder from the east (I don't know if it's the middle or far east

) during the crusades. If Aristotle had a cannon, he would have conquered Rome

by **Maedhros** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:51 pm

As far as I know gunpowder was invented in China but it wasn´t used as much there as it was used in Europe when they got hold of it. But I know that some sorts of rare guns and "cannons" were used by ninja in Japan. They were very primitive though, hollowed out tree trunks or bamboo.

by **wizardnoob28** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:08 pm

no no no no. the cannon ball was shot using steam. the pressure in the cannon built up and fired a ball. there was no gunpowder involved at all. I saw an entire show about it and other weapons on the history channel.

by **The Hordesman** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:22 pm

wizardnoob28 wrote:no no no no. the cannon ball was shot using steam. the pressure in the cannon built up and fired a ball. there was no gunpowder involved at all. I saw an entire show about it and other weapons on the history channel.

TV people smoke weed. :roll:

by **Scnicker** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:38 pm

The Hordesman wrote:
wizardnoob28 wrote:no no no no. the cannon ball was shot using steam. the pressure in the cannon built up and fired a ball. there was no gunpowder involved at all. I saw an entire show about it and other weapons on the history channel.

TV people smoke weed.

HAHAHA! That's so true. You should see the tv show here and how stupid they are. Anyways, but maybe it's true. who knows?

by **Graynar** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:41 pm

I have never heard of steam powered cannons in my life. :shock:

I've seen pirates lighting a fuse to fire their cannon. Gunpower being loaded into the cannon...how is there steam involved? Is this some sort of wacky expirement some dude tried?

Graynar

by **Lord_Of_The_LEGO** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:58 pm

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