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Acorn (RISC OS) Sprite  |  1994-08-02  |  129KB  |  438x292  |  8-bit (162 colors)
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OCR: Current Material Cthers Materials History Bampoo The hollow stem of the bamboo plant has provided simple weapon for the tribes of Asia and South America for thousands of years Small poisonous darts could be fired from blow pipes made of bamboo with astonishing accuracy by skilled hunters Certain tribes still use this method of hunting The original guns were also based around the bamboo stem loaded with potassium nitrate charcoal and sulphur, which formed bamboo raft Page of Genera Occurrence Extraction Production Hstory Applications Other Composition uodeem Once General