Large SPHERES....what are they?

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Here are a few more pics of the visible seam on one sphere. There is no visible wear on the sphere's themselves. Also, there is no visible wear on the shaft either, if it appears that way, then the photo is misleading. I also took some shots of the shaft/sphere junction. It appears as though the shaft is welded to the spheres. It also appears that the metal used to construct the spheres is different from the shaft - but that is just based on looks. I weighed them and it weighs 17# total, not a guess but actual weight. Any other questions?
 

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The "seam" on the one sphere appears to be just that, a seam. It appears as though it is slightly offset...as in the 2 parts didn't line up exactly. The other sphere doesn't show any seam or uneveness at all. The only other thing i could think of, is could the "seam" be actual wear associated with a "ball and socket" type connection? It doesn't look consistant with wear from coming in contact with the ground. Just a thought.
 

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doc:What was the key factor in Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo?
Lack of "BELLS" ??? ??? ??? ???
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I am ashamed of you doc to not know----!

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doc:What was the key factor in Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo?
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Just to keep you happy,
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thanks Doc.
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joining the battle because the ground was too muddy to move the artillery which didn't help either
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Close Doc, close - think a bit..
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Now where did the Duke of Wellington die, smart@$$? (snicker);D :D ;D :D ;D
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In bed you silly a--- err Scot, snicker hehehehehehh

He died of epilepsy/cerebral hemorrhage/stroke on the 14 th of Sept 1852, at Walmar Castle, same as you will do if you don't concede defeat.

BAR SHOT, BAR SHOT, BAR SHOT!!!

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Doc, I see that you are slowly giving in, now you just have to get the "F" out of your data and call it "BARSHOT" instead of "bar f shot" as in your statement and you will be ok.

About main contributing thing behind Napoleons defeat?????

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Angelo said:
Thank you, Thank you!

Now let's go to page number 4 and crash this site.

Tony
Okay by me....A toast to Angelo.....all say EYE......EYE!
 

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Angelo said:
Nay, puzzle still. Go on and come back to see the picture.
Regards,
Doc

This thread reminded me of a story I recently heard.

It's about a little boy whose grandfather had just killed a snake. Seeing the snake still twisting around from muscle reflexes, he said. "Grandpa, I thought you said you killed him." To which the old man replied, " Yes, sonny, I did. He's dead, all right...there's just some of him that ain't figured it out yet!"


[/quote] :D u da man
 

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Doc, You came close, but not close enough to win the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon lost also because of this miscalculation heheh.

Napleon had developed the technique of having his cannon balls strike just in front of the opposing troops. Upon impact with the ground. the ball would send many many rock fragments into the troops similar to a shotgun, inflicting many more casualties than straight ball would. The ball would still traverse the same no of ranks of the troops.

As You mentioned, it had rained heavily the night before, and when his cannon fired in the usual form, most of the balls simply entered the rain softened ground and did not rebound as they normally would have, hence his artillary was ineffective.

Upon such simple overlooked or miscalculated things the world has been changed many times.

Look what the English Long Bowmen did to the French knights at AGINCOURT.sheehs.

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Doc, Are we done here? We dont need 5 pages on this it is settled already! You are giving a history lesson....
 

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