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[[A man is working on something on a table, and a woman is sitting at a computer]]
Man: The trebuchet is almost done!
Woman: Mm.
Man: The range should be over 150 meters.
Girl: Look - I'm sure it's a cool project.
[[Picture of a trebuchet]]
Girl: But eventually you'll need to outgrow these toys, and focus your energy on something practical. This mad science is getting out of hand.
Man: Says the girl who mounted an auto-targeting kilowatt laser on the roof.
Girl: That's practical! It keeps the squirrels off the feeder!
[[From off-frame]]
<<GZZZZZAPP>>
<Sqeak!>>
{{title text: It was also fun when those teenagers tried to egg our house and it insta-cooked the eggs in mid-air.}}
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