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William Tell's apple-shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one's child's head, also known as apple-shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow that occurs as a motif in a number of legends in Germanic folklore (and has also been connected with non-European folklore).
Operation Cue (1955). The Civil Defense Apple-2 shot on May 5, 1955 was intended to test various building construction types in a nuclear blast. An assortment of buildings, including residential houses and electrical substations, were constructed at the site nicknamed "Survival Town" by some and "Doom Town" by others. [5]
The Mozambique Drill, [1] also known as the Failure Drill, Failure to Stop drill, or informally as "two to the body, one to the head", [2] [3] is a close-quarters shooting technique that requires the shooter to fire twice into the torso of a target (known as a double tap or hammered pair to the center of mass), and follow up with a more difficult shot to the head that, if properly placed ...
Threshold is a space-themed fixed shooter written by Warren Schwader and Ken Williams for the Apple II and published by On-Line Systems in 1981. [1] Inspired by Sega's Astro Blaster arcade video game, Threshold introduces many enemy ship types and wave formations as the game progresses. Reviewers found the variety distinguished the game from ...
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One editor tested the Oura Ring against the Apple Watch Series 9 for a weeks-long, in-depth comparison of their fitness, sleep, cycle, and health trackers.
Here is what the most popular diamond shapes for engagement rings mean. While reading, think about which shape reflects you and your partner. Round Brilliant Cut: Traditional and Elegant.
Craig Carlson [1] The Box Office 221B Baker Street: 1986: Datasoft: 2400 A.D. 1987: Chuck Bueche [1] Origin Systems: Graphical RPG: 3 in 1 College & Pro Football: 1984: Lance Haffner Lance Haffner Games 3-D Docking Mission: 1978: Chris Oberth: Programma International/The Elektrik Keyboard: 3-D Skiing: 1981: Continental Software 3-D Space Battle ...