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Pirate Plunder! Design and Plan a Costumed Raid

Pirate Plunder! Design and Plan a Costumed Raid
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Working at Instructables is sweet, but sometimes other companies attempt to challenge our position as most awesome place to work. It's during those dangerous times that we have to put on some makeup, roll up our sleeves, and assert our positions as most dangerously awesome company in San Francisco.

Most recently we had a challenge from Three Rings, a virtual environment gaming company from just down the block. We recently took care of that threat and created this instructable as we went along.

Here's a warning video for all those who think of talking smack. Yeah, that's right, you better shush.


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Step 1Scope Out Your Target

Scope Out Your Target
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The design company Because We Can outfitted the Three Rings office to look like the interior of the Nautilus submarine from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I mean, come on.... it's the Nautilus!

This is part of why we had to attack.

Getting in was the tough part, but we had a connection on the inside. Annie is a soft hearted and trusting lady, so when we asked her if we could visit she had no idea what was about to go down.
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Aug 14, 2008. 7:12 AMcanida says:
Why does all the fun happen when I'm away? We need to raid more web2.0 companies! Maybe every build day?
Aug 25, 2008. 6:46 PMZorink says:
Raid M5 Industries next!
Aug 2, 2009. 10:43 AMMadrias357 says:
Agreed!
Mar 6, 2010. 3:06 PMM4industries says:
 You'd open the door and the first squad would get blown away by the chicken gun. A marshmallow gun fight would ensue. Meanwhile, Grant would mount a turret to Deadblow and send him behind enemy lines. Tetranitrate's tennis ball mortar would take care of it. Then, thermite grenades would take out the wall and both sides would be obliterated with the coffee creamer cannon going off inside the workshop.
May 23, 2010. 7:16 PMMadrias357 says:
Not if I had anything to do with it.  I don't post many creations here cause I make stuff that just doesn't belong in hands that would misuse it.  Let's face it, miniature catapults are good, but handheld long range weapons aren't something I want as my legacy here.

Anyway, all I'd have to do is combat their chicken gun with my high-power air cannon and we'd have a little war on our hands.  Yes, my cannonballs are paper, but when you soak and compress and dry paper many times over, you get something useful.
May 24, 2010. 10:40 AMM4industries says:
 But you've got to admit, the non-dairy creamer cannon going off inside the shop would get rid of all life.
May 28, 2010. 10:06 PMMadrias357 says:
Probably.  Depends on who's super-weapon goes off first, the Creamer Cannon, or my Soda Can Catastrophe.  You don't want to know what it takes to launch full soda cans out 300 feet...

Nor how satisfying when they explode all over the target and anything 10 feet around the impact site.
Aug 14, 2008. 10:35 AMjoejoerowley says:
We do this every once in a while at school. We plan as a class (without telling our teacher) and just raid other classes (for food and supplies). :) We bring drinks and cake though, so its like a party.
Aug 28, 2008. 3:08 PMbounty1012 says:
how do you get allowed to do this at school!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?
Mar 6, 2010. 3:07 PMM4industries says:
 seriously!
Mar 6, 2010. 3:02 PMM4industries says:
 Pirate: Drink beer and fight the ninjas with swords and cannons all day.

Ninja: Wait all day, sneak on to the ship at night and kill all the pirates silently.
Aug 26, 2008. 10:24 PMCameronSS says:
I really want to mount a pirate flag on my bicycle now.
May 16, 2009. 8:31 AMMadrias357 says:
Agreed, that and I want to mount a nerf gun with air-restrictor mod to the handlebars. Solve problems with friends... The easy way.
Dec 10, 2009. 2:03 PMbounty1012 says:
hehe... bicycle drive-bys

Sep 1, 2009. 7:55 PMa_traceur says:
I want to intern here!
Aug 24, 2009. 12:20 PMbowmaster says:
Or you do the pirate thing and get part-time jobs there and slowly drive the company bankrupt.
Aug 24, 2009. 12:20 PMbowmaster says:
THE NINJA THING!!!! NOT THE PIRATE THING!!!!! PIRATES SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 13, 2009. 6:12 PMbounty1012 says:
oh and I lol'd so hard.
Jul 13, 2009. 6:11 PMbounty1012 says:
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Jun 13, 2009. 10:50 PMDerin says:

Aug 25, 2008. 6:19 PMgrow_power says:
HAHA!! I might be soft hearted and trusting lady when I was human. But as a zombie I am deadly and crafty!!
May 31, 2009. 8:59 AMDerin says:
um.you are no match for my car
Aug 26, 2008. 5:24 AMKiteman says:
Those cushions...

... they're giant squid arms ....

... Why didn't you steal the cushions???
May 31, 2009. 8:58 AMDerin says:
Squid labs
May 16, 2009. 8:34 AMMadrias357 says:
Technically, if I were truly evil, I could diss instructables due to distance. But I'm mostly evil, and I have a fond place in my cold metal heart for Instructables, for helping me build so many great weapons. So I won't diss you, though I will warn you: any raids on my house will be met by a Muzzle-Loading air-powered airsoft rifle and a high-power Knex Pistol.
May 1, 2009. 12:07 PMDerin says:
dun dun ddun duun *click* dun dun dun duun DANG! IT TAKES FOREVER TO LOAD!
Aug 14, 2008. 7:49 AMCulturedropout says:
Bah. If you were _really_ hardcore, you'd just hot-glue the eye patch to your eyeball!
Jan 4, 2009. 3:30 PMshadowfluid says:
hahaha! (village chief is soo last-gen, new avatar idea: RE 5 Executioner. ;)
Jan 4, 2009. 4:10 PMCulturedropout says:
Village what...? That's a picture of me in my winter coat.
Jan 5, 2009. 2:38 PMshadowfluid says:
come to think of it, village chief is a bit of a culturedropout. nice fit. (winter coat, haha, you amuse me.
Aug 14, 2008. 11:51 PMGrey_Wolfe says:
Staple gun is faster.
Jan 4, 2009. 3:28 PMshadowfluid says:
too true, tooo true. *tears patch of bloody, black fabric from eye and metal shards go flying every-which-way*
Aug 13, 2008. 2:59 PMjessyratfink says:
Aww, I miss you guys! This is wonderful. I wonder if my boss will let me do things like this. We can fight with the people who work at Moe's or Melting Pot. :D
Dec 12, 2008. 12:44 PM=SMART= says:
Where do you work? i have a saturday job at a garden center, it ok but a bit boring :S
Aug 28, 2008. 3:07 PMbounty1012 says:
lol
May 31, 2009. 8:58 AMDerin says:
I'll shout enough,don't worry.But you'll have to wait a few years.
Aug 14, 2008. 2:19 PMjessyratfink says:
Think it's too early to start planning for next time? :P
Aug 14, 2008. 12:40 AMNotbob says:
This is epic! I especially love the flag! You should do one every year but with a different theme each time.
Aug 14, 2008. 7:41 AMfungus amungus says:
Ah yes, we had talked about future raids. Ninja or secret service, maybe.
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