I_wesley125 393 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 So i just thought about this. How are they talking about rockets in a song made in the 1700s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krall 263 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 (edited) The words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" were written in 1814, and the British Congreve rocket had been used against the USA in the War of 1812 in... well, in 1812. Military rockets were invented earlier than you'd think. Britain wasn't even the first country to do it - we developed Congreve rockets after being on the receiving end of Indian rocket artillery. Korea's had gunpowder rockets since the late 1300s, and China probably had them well before that. Edit: Yep, China probably had primitive gunpowder rockets in the 900s. Edited January 13, 2012 by Krall 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankveld 4,949 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 ^ too much skills ~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullbuster 1,906 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 but the rockets back then were crap, they just shoot off and usualy missed their target My Let's Play channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy14-AEEHdfj5QQAlYtB1_A Need a guest Rapper on a song? talk to me!: http://mlpforums.com/topic/103097-guest-rapper-for-you/ NEW SONG: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simcity11100 772 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 Like 900 years ago, the Chinese made rockets that weren't very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L-PinkVsD-Pink327 177 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 Like 900 years ago, the Chinese made rockets that weren't very good. I heard somewhere on the discovery channel that they called the "Wacha" or something like that. It apparently was used by some faction of chinese that fired almost a houndred "Rockets" (They were really just arrows with gunpowder canisters strapped to them) that blew up after several seconds. It was supposedly effective against those block army formations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGazer 129 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 but the rockets back then were crap, they just shoot off and usualy missed their target But they had an epic glare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Rarity Pony 4,892 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 Krall beat me to it Rockets have been around since the invention of gunpowder and had siginificant use in the War of 1812 (when the song was written) LRP's opinions are subject to change without notice. Fees and penalties still apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycindyhoney 13,307 January 13, 2012 Share January 13, 2012 The Mythbusters built a rocket powered by liquid Nitrous oxide and Salami! Thank you Sparklefan1234!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krall 263 January 14, 2012 Share January 14, 2012 (edited) I heard somewhere on the discovery channel that they called the "Wacha" or something like that. It apparently was used by some faction of chinese that fired almost a houndred "Rockets" (They were really just arrows with gunpowder canisters strapped to them) that blew up after several seconds. It was supposedly effective against those block army formations. I believe you're referring to the Hwacha, a Korean invention. I believe Mythbusters built a replica that proved to be rather effective, saturating a large area with lethal arrow fire. I'll see if I can find a YouTube video of it. Edit: Yup, it's the first result for a search of "Hwacha": http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhSXA3AKh4 Double edit: Krall beat me to it Haha! I am the History King! All will bow before me! Rockets have been around since the invention of gunpowder and had siginificant use in the War of 1812 (when the song was written) Indeed - I believe it was the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814 that was the specific incident that inspired that line of the poem, and the entire writing of the poem itself! Edited January 14, 2012 by Krall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycindyhoney 13,307 January 14, 2012 Share January 14, 2012 Kwacha...Prototype for METALSTORM! 2 Thank you Sparklefan1234!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Rarity Pony 4,892 January 14, 2012 Share January 14, 2012 No I will not bow to you Krall http://mlpforums.com/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.png but at least someone other than me has a good knowledge of history 1 LRP's opinions are subject to change without notice. Fees and penalties still apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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