Pirate Plunder! Design and Plan a Costumed Raid

 by lamedust
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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 1: Scope Out Your Target

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.
canida says: Aug 14, 2008. 7:12 AM
Why does all the fun happen when I'm away? We need to raid more web2.0 companies! Maybe every build day?
Zorink in reply to canidaAug 25, 2008. 6:46 PM
Raid M5 Industries next!
Madrias357 in reply to ZorinkAug 2, 2009. 10:43 AM
Agreed!
M4industries in reply to Madrias357Mar 6, 2010. 3:06 PM
 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.
Madrias357 in reply to M4industriesMay 23, 2010. 7:16 PM
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.
M4industries in reply to Madrias357Jul 11, 2011. 12:47 PM
 But you've got to admit, the non-dairy creamer cannon going off inside the shop would get rid of all life.
Madrias357 in reply to M4industriesMay 28, 2010. 10:06 PM
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.
joejoerowley says: Aug 14, 2008. 10:35 AM
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.
bounty1012 in reply to joejoerowleyAug 28, 2008. 3:08 PM
how do you get allowed to do this at school!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?
M4industries in reply to bounty1012Mar 6, 2010. 3:07 PM
 seriously!
M4industries says: Mar 6, 2010. 3:02 PM
 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.
CameronSS says: Aug 26, 2008. 10:24 PM
I really want to mount a pirate flag on my bicycle now.
Madrias357 in reply to CameronSSMay 16, 2009. 8:31 AM
Agreed, that and I want to mount a nerf gun with air-restrictor mod to the handlebars. Solve problems with friends... The easy way.
bounty1012 in reply to Madrias357Dec 10, 2009. 2:03 PM
hehe... bicycle drive-bys

a_traceur says: Sep 1, 2009. 7:55 PM
I want to intern here!
bowmaster says: Aug 24, 2009. 12:20 PM
Or you do the pirate thing and get part-time jobs there and slowly drive the company bankrupt.
bowmaster in reply to bowmasterAug 24, 2009. 12:20 PM
THE NINJA THING!!!! NOT THE PIRATE THING!!!!! PIRATES SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
bounty1012 says: Jul 13, 2009. 6:12 PM
oh and I lol'd so hard.
bounty1012 says: Oct 17, 2010. 4:17 AM
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Derin says: Jun 13, 2009. 10:50 PM

grow_power says: Aug 25, 2008. 6:19 PM
HAHA!! I might be soft hearted and trusting lady when I was human. But as a zombie I am deadly and crafty!!
Derin in reply to grow_powerMay 31, 2009. 8:59 AM
um.you are no match for my car
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Kiteman says: Aug 26, 2008. 5:24 AM
Those cushions...

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

... Why didn't you steal the cushions???
Derin in reply to KitemanMay 31, 2009. 8:58 AM
Squid labs
Madrias357 says: May 16, 2009. 8:34 AM
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.
Derin says: May 1, 2009. 12:07 PM
dun dun ddun duun *click* dun dun dun duun DANG! IT TAKES FOREVER TO LOAD!
Culturedropout says: Aug 14, 2008. 7:49 AM
Bah. If you were _really_ hardcore, you'd just hot-glue the eye patch to your eyeball!
shadowfluid in reply to CulturedropoutJan 4, 2009. 3:30 PM
hahaha! (village chief is soo last-gen, new avatar idea: RE 5 Executioner. ;)
Culturedropout in reply to shadowfluidJan 4, 2009. 4:10 PM
Village what...? That's a picture of me in my winter coat.
shadowfluid in reply to CulturedropoutJan 5, 2009. 2:38 PM
come to think of it, village chief is a bit of a culturedropout. nice fit. (winter coat, haha, you amuse me.
Grey_Wolfe in reply to CulturedropoutAug 14, 2008. 11:51 PM
Staple gun is faster.
shadowfluid in reply to Grey_WolfeJan 4, 2009. 3:28 PM
too true, tooo true. *tears patch of bloody, black fabric from eye and metal shards go flying every-which-way*
jessyratfink says: Aug 13, 2008. 2:59 PM
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
=SMART= in reply to jessyratfinkDec 12, 2008. 12:44 PM
Where do you work? i have a saturday job at a garden center, it ok but a bit boring :S
bounty1012 in reply to jessyratfinkAug 28, 2008. 3:07 PM
lol
lamedust (author) in reply to jessyratfinkAug 13, 2008. 7:05 PM
Hey, people left here miss you too. It's so quiet now that Muffin, Ratfink, Tetranitrate are gone : ( -bg
Derin in reply to lamedustMay 31, 2009. 8:58 AM
I'll shout enough,don't worry.But you'll have to wait a few years.
jessyratfink in reply to lamedustAug 14, 2008. 2:19 PM
Think it's too early to start planning for next time? :P
Notbob says: Aug 14, 2008. 12:40 AM
This is epic! I especially love the flag! You should do one every year but with a different theme each time.
fungus amungus in reply to NotbobAug 14, 2008. 7:41 AM
Ah yes, we had talked about future raids. Ninja or secret service, maybe.
bounty1012 in reply to fungus amungusAug 28, 2008. 3:06 PM
ninjas gets my vote that would be funny someones in the elevator and a smoke grenade falls from the ceiling.
Grey_Wolfe in reply to fungus amungusAug 14, 2008. 11:53 PM
I vote for ninjas, or barbarians. My friends did a barbarian 'raid' all over Tucson, and video taped the whole thing. It was pretty awesome. Completely inspired by a bra left at another friends house after our theater troop had gotten together.
puzzlefreak in reply to Grey_WolfeAug 17, 2008. 7:05 PM
Ninjas. Definitely Ninjas.
Madrias357 in reply to puzzlefreakAug 2, 2009. 10:43 AM
Or robots.
bounty1012 says: Aug 28, 2008. 3:05 PM
hmm maybe the ships name is the jolly builder?
aesopiankitty says: Aug 27, 2008. 8:37 AM
This made me feel festive. Nice.
Spl1nt3rC3ll says: Aug 25, 2008. 4:46 PM
This is just too awesome.
KentsOkay says: Aug 21, 2008. 4:06 PM

RISE MY FRIENDS!!


THE TIME OF THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER IS UPON US!!


TO THE JOLLY ROGER!!


Awesome instructable ; )
Pumpkin$ says: Aug 17, 2008. 7:10 PM
Stride gum "stop dissin' our instructables or we'll find you..." XD
Weissensteinburg says: Aug 13, 2008. 8:52 PM
But...where's the giant catapult?
Pumpkin$ in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 17, 2008. 7:09 PM
yes the pault' lads!

nice marshmallow guns though.... use airsoft next time.... *laughs evil-like*
lamedust (author) in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 14, 2008. 12:44 AM
I'm terribly sorry, I believe Muffin forgot that in NY. Next time... -bg
Weissensteinburg in reply to lamedustAug 14, 2008. 8:51 AM
*imagines him trying to check it at the airport*
Grey_Wolfe in reply to WeissensteinburgAug 14, 2008. 11:50 PM
Do you know what's in your luggage, Sir??? Please step over here for a moment. lol
Derin in reply to Grey_WolfeMay 31, 2009. 9:00 AM
I wonder how he would fit it through the X-ray...
Derin in reply to DerinJun 13, 2009. 10:54 PM
meh
Pumpkin$ says: Aug 17, 2008. 7:07 PM
Avenge Me! XD that is Awesome! I'm doing that when I head back to OR I'll scare the "G" out of those punks ;)
puzzlefreak says: Aug 17, 2008. 7:05 PM
That was just about the best thing ever 5.0
=SMART= says: Aug 17, 2008. 2:20 PM
HAHAHAHAH AWESOME !!! I LOVE the robot flag, its insane ! that looked like great fun "AVENGE MEEEE" lol LameDust looks angry lol, Dammit who is the guy with the french mustache??
=SMART= in reply to =SMART=Aug 17, 2008. 2:21 PM
its fungus amungus
p0g068 says: Aug 15, 2008. 4:49 PM
hahahahahah! yeahhhh! argggg!
GorillazMiko says: Aug 14, 2008. 12:34 PM
hahahahaha! +5/5 stars.
lil_brown_bat says: Aug 14, 2008. 12:14 PM
I bet y'all got beat like a dusty rug.
Wolf Seril says: Aug 13, 2008. 7:02 PM
Absolutely awesome.
Gjdj3 says: Aug 13, 2008. 6:09 PM
That's pretty awesome. Haha. That's what happens when you trash talk instructables.
n8man says: Aug 13, 2008. 2:57 PM
he he
bumpus says: Aug 13, 2008. 2:33 PM
Why must thou taunt us of lesser-fortune! Either way this looks really fun... :(
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