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World’s Largest Crossbow

By Vic DaSilva / 11 comments

Brian Walker has a grand plan, which is to shoot himself 20 miles into the air from what might be the world’s largest crossbow (24 feet) while sitting on a homemade rocket. The project, code name,R.U.S.H (RAPID UP SUPER HIGH) uses rockets that provide up 1,350 pounds of thrust and a comfortable 10 gs. Since going up is only half the journey, on the return portion of the trip, he uses hydrogen peroxide rockets to slow down his trip back to earth. If you were wondering what does one wear on a journey to the earth’s stratosphere? the answer is, a $15,000 surplus Russian space suit of course. Walker is hoping to visit the final frontier this fall after a test run using a fiberglass arrow, that’s if the FAA gives him the thumbs up.

[via Wired]

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jonv

take a good look at the picture, everyone. I have never seen concrete that clean and flawless in my life. Especially in a rural area like that. The picture is fake, probably photoshoped.
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This looks interesting, I wonder if that russian space suit will keep him alive… Ah well its cool anyway
navy

It’s photoshopped. Look at the “cross bow” and then at the trees right behind it. Clearly fake.
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In regards to the image, It is taken form the Wired site. The colors seem enhanced but the actual setup I have no clue( I did try looking but had no luck). If you visit the R.U.S.H. official site,it has not been updated since 2004 but he has been working on the project since 01. If he is planning to launch this fall and if youl ook at his past creations, I am going to say that it is not a photoshop image, especially if Wired placed it in their magazine. To get a better idea of some of his work, here is a look at some images

Vic
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are you telling me Wired doesn’t use photoshop?! That crap is Photoshopped like CRAZY
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Ya Sure

Crossbow? All I see is a rail. It even says rocket propulsion. So why call it a crossbow when it is not?
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How come I find this “Truck photo” on tons of blogs with this article but nowehere on this guys personal website, or maybe it is because he hasn’t updated his site?
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