The Real History of the Ballista, Game of Throne's New Dragon-Killing Weapon

Popular Mechanics ^ | July 28, 2017 | William Gurstelle

[C19fan]

Cersei Lannister needs some anti-dragon air defenses. This past week on Game of Thrones, the self-appointed Queen of Westeros asks her cryptic right-hand man, Qyburn, to reveal his secret dragon-killer because Daenerys Targaryen and her trio of fire-breathers might be knocking on the door of King's Landing any day now.

What he comes up with is this double-bowed monstrosity. He even tests it on an ancient dragon skull (which would be like firing an AR-15 through King Tut's sarcophagus, but whatever).

[Jim W N]

The whole thing sounds kind of dark.

[KC_Lion]

Qyburn was like: "I have watched "The Hobbit" 16 times and come with this idea!"

[FredZarguna]

George R.R. Martin was like: "I have read Tolkien 16 times, Alison Weir's The Wars of the Roses 3 times, stolen some good bits and added mostly gore and gratuitous sex and came up with this idea."

[Terry L Smith]

Thanks for screwing things up!!!
I dont subscribe to paytv channels, already bought seasons 1 thru 6, and eas patiently waiting till 7 hit the store!

[Red Badger]

It’s ‘Kingmaker meets Dragonheart’...................

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I don’t see how that weapon is going to have any effect on Kahleesi’s dragons...unless they are flying straight in at the weapon on a “straffing run”. They are far too maneuverable for that thing to hit one. But, it’s TV. So it will work at least once.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Thanks for screwing things up!!!

Then why did you click on a thread with Game of Thrones in the title?

[Reily]

Easy they’ll put a heat seeking front end on the quarrel!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

But of course.

Or as my wife would respond to my outrage at such a feat against a huge dragon in flight:

"Because it was in the script dear."

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"Because it was in the script dear."

LOL!

That is what I tell my husband.

[martin_fierro]

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[jonno]

Ain’t that the truth.

Love it!

[hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998]

Never heard of any of this crap