this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2023
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[–] N0body@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Terrible parenting. If you're going to go to the trouble of yeeting your baby at least do it properly with a baby trebuchet.

[–] infinull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Seriously, you could yeet it at least 300m that way, maybe more since they're less than 90kg.

[–] Cap@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Missing rung on lower end causes baby to slip out prior to launch half the time. Launch distance is subpar compared to other yeet machines.

I know it was made for Victorian babies but mine is Edwardian. One out of five stars, would not recommend.

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Well, the stars are saying this is the right way. And they can't be wrong.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

On the other side of the room

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is just an old-school rocker / bouncer, no? It looks like it’s meant to “float” the child like a one-sided sea-saw?

I guess if you pulled it all the way down and released, it could slightly yeet the child, but there are absolutely better contraptions if going for distance

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah it is, it's just funny with the caption

[–] Moof_Kenubi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Throws out all of the baby, and none of the bathwater. Saves hundreds on water bills!

[–] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Woudn't having a spring under it be more efficient than a weird bent strap? I can't imagine it would launch the baby too far.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weird bent strap is called a "leaf spring."

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, thanks for the knowledge! Is it stronger than a twisty spring?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh they make em of all varying sizes and strengths, just kind of a "use the right one for the job" situation I think.

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, you can choose to throw the baby into dad's arms or out of the window.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Well I meant more like "eject a spent shell casing" or "suspension in your whole ass car," but yeah lol.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They didn't have such advanced spring technology back then.

It's still inferior to the medieval baby trebuchet.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah but the baby trebuchet is how we got all this stork nonsense, we can’t go back to random babies dropping from the clouds.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

random babies dropping from clouds is no way to form a government!

[–] HerrKai@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Brand new sentence!