Still sick.

[clex_monkie89]

Yet back in class so I don't fail.

Today I have discovered;

• The origin of the phrase "shoot your wad."


• That most double-barrel shotguns have two triggers so that each barrel may be shot one at a time.


• That I have my Physical Evidence midterm on October 11th--a few hours before I hop a plane to WinCon.


• Why muskets are called muskets.


• If it isn't written down it never happened.


• Sawed-off shotguns are not illegal so long as they are still a certain length.


• I will have to solve a crime with three other students for my Final Project in this class.


• Bayonets were created so you could stab someone after you missed shooting them because it took too long to reload back then.


• Early firearms were often used as clubs for the above-mentioned reason.


• Plate armor was not created until after firearms came about (therefor King Arthur would not be wearing any in any movie).


• The difference between a revolver and a pistol.


• The difference between a semi-automatic gun and a fully-automatic gun (machine gun).


• It rains a lot in Scotland.


• And France.


• And England.


• An English monk was the first person to write down the formula for black powder (the first gunpowder).


• A German monks was the first person to use black powder to shoot a projectile.


• Not to anger monks.


• Firearms have been around since the 1300's.


• Other stuff too.

There is a reason I have an icon with the keywords "Weapons Yay!"

I will do something productive today, watch me.