Catapult-Makers Were Once Ye Olde Celebrities

IOL ^ | 7-5-2004

[dixie sass]

You been reading those trashy novels again, Cuz?

[SAMWolf]

Up 100, left 50. :-)

[uglybiker]

I think you mean buxom, but whatever!

Freudian slip.
(I never knew Freud was that kinda guy.)

[neverdem]

Thanks for the ballista!

[PoorMuttly]

Muttly still hold them in high esteem, now!

Presently working on one to launch Official Muttly Wing Chair (and Muttly) off to mailbox. Hoping to adapt boomerang technology for return trip.

(O.K...just want to frighten Postman...again)

[LibWhacker]

Good post. Catapult making is a lost art, isn't it? I saw something on the Discovery Channel not too long ago where modern engineers were trying to duplicate the throwing power of Roman catapults. They didn't even come close.

BTW, this is a bit offtopic, but I've been waiting for a chance to post this picture and although it's only peripherally related, this is probably the best chance I'll ever get! Longbows were so powerful they were tricky to string. Here's how they did it.

[dread78645]

Freudian slip.
(I never knew Freud was that kinda guy.)

Sometimes a cigar is just a good smoke.

[dread78645]

Longbows were so powerful they were tricky to string. Here's how they did it.

Modern recurved bows are strung the same way. If the bow is shorter than the archer, you anchor the lower part with the opposite ankle, flex the bow across your hip and string up in front of your chest.

[Redleg Duke]

It looks more like a "Battery One in Effect!"

[bannie]

Only Odysseus could string his old bow.

[Mad Dawgg]

"For the true catapult/trebuchet geek."

I watched a TV show on something like PBS or the history channel where two teams of historians competed in a trebuchet building and firing contest.

It was fascinating to watch. I was amazed at the power of those critters.

How I would love to have several acres of land and a Trebuchet to play around with!

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[Professional Engineer]

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http://www.trebuchet.com/

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of firing projectiles against enemies and their cities, "from oversized arrows to Patriot missiles".

?? I thought the Patriots were defensive...

[Little Ray]

The guy in charge of the royal artillery train was also a "superstar." His jobs included casting cannon, mixing and testing gunpowder and making fireworks... If he was any good, he could always get a job - though his employer might kill or imprison him rather than lose him to a rival!

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