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Old 7th Sep 2008, 09:25
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Re Towing truck

I wondered how long you eagle eyed observers would take to spot the tow line and truck - although Runway 101 has a distinct advantage over me in being able to translate the comments.
During the landing you can see the short cable end used to attach the towing line to the bar for launching.
I wonder what they used instead of a truck in 1500 BC?

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Maybe the Chinese also invented the bamboo catapult at about the same time.
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I thought that the reason this amazing Chinese invention went undocumented, was because of the Chinese shortage in 3500BC of toner cartridges for their laser printers.
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