Matt Broze wrote: "So back to the pop-up deck mounted .50 caliber." I think you guys are being quite silly, talking about using implements of destruction like this. Giving people such negative ideas! Really! What y'all are missing is one of the most obvious and ethnographically correct weapon systems for a kayaker -- the atlatl and spear/dart. Check http://www.hollowtop.com/atlatlbob.htm or any other good site for throwing sticks. A Greenlandic atlatl is a multi-functioned instrument of selective destruction, and provides plausible deniability in the event of later encounters with the harbor patrol or marine police since it also serves as a rolling stick in extremis: there is no test to see if an atlatl has been "fired", and if the spear or darts associated with this stick are well sanded and properly weighted, there will be little in the way of fingerprint or other forensic evidence remaining -- and the missiles can be weighted to sink. Go indigenous! Joq *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jun 11 2010 - 07:14:29 PDT
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