fish are heckin neat

just found out in medieval france, having a lion on your coat of arms was so prevalent that there was literally a colloquial proverb to clown on knights for being basic and not having a real coat of arms. the hate game was so strong back then. imagine medieval hate anons

oh so it was lion furries in medieval france like it's canine furries now

laughed out of Ohtori Academy for misreading a social cue and not responding in proper non-sequitur for the abstract theming

This happened to Saionji

Hopes of having my eventual funeral culminate in my flaming corpse being shot out of a cannon into the sea dashed by the fact that sea burial of non-cremated remains is required to take place at least 3 nautical miles (~5500 metres) from shore, while the longest-range pneumatic cannon ever constructed had a reported maximum range of only 5000 yards (~4600 metres).

Surely it only needs to be a pneumatic cannon if you're firing a LIVE projectile...

A human corpse would unfortunately be entirely disintegrated by explosive propulsion sufficient to achieve the required distance unless it was first enclosed in a sealed metal container, and the whole affair wouldn't really have the proper effect if the limbs aren't free to flail.

rocket sled?

Unfortunately, rocket-propelled corpse disposal at sea is specifically prohibited under environmental regulations because the rocket would constitute a non-biodegradable delivery vessel. Yes, this has apparently come up before.

I gather from context that the canon has to be on land?...

For reasons I trust are obvious and therefore require no elaboration here, yes.

does it? build a fake cemetery barge and trick everybody into boarding, then drift away from shore while they're too distracted with funereal proceedings to notice