"Ancient Weapon Becomes Teaching Tool at Modern Colleges" Topic
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Tango01  | 22 Jun 2022 9:28 p.m. PST |
"Thanks to a wealthy Englishman who started throwing small cars and grand pianos from his replica of an ancient military engine once used to hurl giant rocks, the trebuchet has made a comeback. The Englishman, Hew Kennedy, built the 30-ton trebuchet, from which he has sent dead pigs and cows flying, at his home in Shropshire, England. "Why?" he was once asked by a reporter. "Why not?" he replied. "It's bloody good fun!"* Since Kennedy launched his first projectile, interest in the trebuchet, one of Richard the Lionheart's weapons of choice during the Crusades, has surged. Now, a Google search for the word trebuchet yields more than 8.3 million hits…" Main page
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| Damion | 23 Jun 2022 10:30 p.m. PST |
That's a lot of hits. He's obviously got the aiming right. |
| Tango01 | 24 Jun 2022 3:26 p.m. PST |
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