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[Duuvian]

The Big Mac always struck me as rather bad really, it's just a burger that has been padded with extra bread and a ton of lettuce. Give me a double whopper any day.

I like the Wendy's Triple Bacon Cheeseburger myself.


aaaaawwnwnwnngh

I love those things. So freaking good.

[Grakelin]

I tried a Harvey's Triple Bacon Cheeseburger, and it was okay, but way too messy.

Man, the Ottomans were SO COOL.

Damn straight. When they seiged Constantinople, they used this:

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They made this bitch in 1464. And they used it for 300 years! It was operational in 1808! And they killed 23 of the British attack team with it!

Did they roll it down a hill at them, or what?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Did they roll it down a hill at them, or what?

It's taken apart in the picture, but in its prime that was a gigantic fucking cannon. Its ammunition was 63cm in diameter.

More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardanelles_Gun

[Jackrabbit]

I read somewhere it still took them 60 something days to get that beast to Constantinople on what should have been a far shorter trip.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I read somewhere it still took them 60 something days to get that beast to Constantinople on what should have been a far shorter trip.

Yeah, but can you imagine what the enemy thought when they saw that? Most of the world hadn't began using gunpowder weapons at all during this time period, and then the Ottoman Empire rolled up to their doorstep with that. Most of the defenders wouldn't even know what that thing was, much less why it could fire things at such speed. They had smaller cannons as well. They didn't stand a chance.

[Jackrabbit]

I think that that thing could punch through most walls first try.

Certainly I wouldn't want to be within ten miles of the thing.

[alway]

63cm stone projectiles... Wow. How does one even get a 63cm stone sphere into that thing? They would weigh almost 200 kg!

[Il Palazzo]

Man, the Ottomans were SO COOL.

Damn straight. When they seiged Constantinople, they used this:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

They made this bitch in 1464. And they used it for 300 years! It was operational in 1808! And they killed 23 of the British attack team with it!

So, like, you're saying they sieged Constantinople with cannons made after the conquest of Constantinople?
Man, they were REALLY cool.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Hey, the dates don't match up! That... makes no sense. I know this thing was indeed present at Constantinople, but Wikipedia lists its creation as after the seige, while also claiming it was at the seige. I have absolutely no idea of how that works.

[Jreengus]

It's so powerful that when it is fired it actually blasts itself back in time.

[Bauglir]

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[Jackrabbit]

I do remember reading that a gun that large was used at Constantinople, and that it took 60 something days to lug it that far.

I also remember that it took upwards of three hours to fire it after each shot. So, uh, holy crap that thing is a beast.

[atomicwinter]

If they do build it, I have a feeling that it will experience countless shootings, and bombings. I mean come on, I am sure there are radicals out there that are furious over 9/11 and want to extract revenge on muslims.

[HideousBeing]

I do remember reading that a gun that large was used at Constantinople, and that it took 60 something days to lug it that far.

I also remember that it took upwards of three hours to fire it after each shot. So, uh, holy crap that thing is a beast.

Maybe they had another huge cannon?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

There was no way it could have been an effective physical weapon. However, as a psycological weapon, it could have had no equal.