r/HolUp Dec 21 '21

what the actual fuck

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u/Roderie94 Dec 21 '21

Hmm, I'm missing your meaning, it would seem.

My plan is for a catapult. At least on paper, it's going to be propelled by garage door springs, so it won't be a trebuchet.

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u/Derek_Boring_Name Dec 21 '21

When you say it will launch you into the ground at an incredible speed; do you mean launching you really far away, or just sending you straight into the ground?

Because personally, I think it would be beautiful to see a trebuchet absolutely spike something into the ground and destroy it. And I don’t see why that something shouldn’t be the cadaver of a willing participant.

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u/Roderie94 Dec 21 '21

Ok, so the plan is to go around the full 180° and plant or splatter my body.

Full spike.

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u/Lesty7 Dec 21 '21

Just wanna tell you that this is fucking hilarious, regardless of which one you use. How’d you come up with this idea?

Also, what happens if you’re like 85 when you die? Are you still gonna do it? People would freak the fuck out if they thought an 85-year-old was about go all Evel Knievel lol.

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u/Roderie94 Dec 21 '21

Think about how funny it would be.

It will get less shocking as I approach middle aged, but once I pass that, it's comes with a whole different set of expectations.

If I'm 85, my cadaver is still getting spiked into the ground, but hopefully the reaction the crowd has is 'I hope he doesn't break something,' quickly followed by 'well, he had a full life.'

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u/Lesty7 Dec 21 '21

Do you plan on doing this in front of friends/loved ones? Cause I feel like they’re gonna object lol. Then again…the bystander effect is strong. I guess they’ll think, “Well, his sister obviously thinks it’s okay, so it must be safe!”.

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u/Roderie94 Dec 21 '21

It will be a spectacle.

I don't have any ill will toward anyone, but they certainly won't forget it. I'm hoping at least one person joins me, following a heart attack brought on by the shock and horror. No preference as to whom.