Re: Ancient projectiles (was: Muzzle Velocity (was: High resolution sleep (Linux))

2007-06-01 Thread Ian MacLure
Roy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 625.area1.spcsdns.net: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Laird) > wrote: > >> Hmmm; now you've got me curious. What *were* the first >> composite projectiles? > > Fetchez la Vache! Non, non, non,

Re: Ancient projectiles (was: Muzzle Velocity (was: High resolution sleep (Linux))

2007-05-28 Thread John J. Lee
Roy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Laird) > wrote: > > > Hmmm; now you've got me curious. What *were* the first > > composite projectiles? > > Fetchez la Vache! :-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Ancient projectiles (was: Muzzle Velocity (was: High resolution sleep(Linux))

2007-05-27 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen
"Cameron Laird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > . > . > . > >> Did you know that the first military smokeless powder > >> round was for the French Lebel? - It threw a bronze > >> ball, and could punch through a singl

Re: Ancient projectiles (was: Muzzle Velocity (was: High resolution sleep (Linux))

2007-05-26 Thread Roy Smith
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Laird) wrote: > Hmmm; now you've got me curious. What *were* the first > composite projectiles? Fetchez la Vache! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Ancient projectiles (was: Muzzle Velocity (was: High resolution sleep (Linux))

2007-05-26 Thread Cameron Laird
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . . . >> Did you know that the first military smokeless powder >> round was for the French Lebel? - It threw a bronze >> ball, and could punch throu