# First Goat Cannon. Then Flaming Pig Launcher. Now...newslink

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 7, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-goat-cannon-then-flaming-pig-launcher-now-newslink/545897 "2010-07-07T21:20:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-goat-cannon-then-flaming-pig-launcher-now-newslink/545897/1 "2010-07-07T21:20:17Z")

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The Monkeys are winning the Arms Race.  
I present–_ **the Primateapult!** _

> **[Access Restricted](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/7876267/Monkeys-use-trees-to-catapault-themselves-out-of-Japanese-laboratory.html)**

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> Monkeys at a research institute in Japan have used the branches of trees to catapault themselves over an electric fence in order to escape

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-goat-cannon-then-flaming-pig-launcher-now-newslink/545897/2 "2010-07-07T21:40:45Z")

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Awesome. Funny as hell.  
Did you notice the sidebar "Related Articles?

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\*\*😕😕😕

😃

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**Author:** ![SevenOfTeemingMillions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@SevenOfTeemingMillions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SevenOfTeemingMillions)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-goat-cannon-then-flaming-pig-launcher-now-newslink/545897/3 "2010-07-08T05:23:24Z")

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Planet of the Apes is NOT fiction! It’s a documentary from the future!

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-goat-cannon-then-flaming-pig-launcher-now-newslink/545897/4 "2010-07-08T15:51:53Z")

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> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#):
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> …Flaming Pig Launcher…

You mean [Raketenschreienflugenflammenschwein](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5350876&postcount=71) right?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-goat-cannon-then-flaming-pig-launcher-now-newslink/545897/5 "2010-07-08T22:01:26Z")

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> [@Frodo](#):
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> You mean [Raketenschreienflugenflammenschwein](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5350876&postcount=71) right?

Among many other options, yes.

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-goat-cannon-then-flaming-pig-launcher-now-newslink/545897/6 "2010-07-09T05:25:32Z")

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Scientists were reportedly heard telling the animals to stop monkeying around.