tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484799.post1450782401771368984..comments2023-10-16T06:34:49.367-05:00Comments on Old Whig's Brain Dump: More than just a wild assAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200768634540999752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484799.post-48492272062736089332009-09-08T13:26:52.235-05:002009-09-08T13:26:52.235-05:00Al, thanks for the trebuchet word. I knew I was ...Al, thanks for the trebuchet word. I knew I was missing something. Now I found that neurone again.<br /><br />The car-thrower was on Mythbusters as I recall. On the other hand it may have been something my daughter dug up on video in her role as mediaeval martial arts participant.The probligohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882103150181414348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484799.post-58367489132403501962009-09-06T23:14:26.032-05:002009-09-06T23:14:26.032-05:00Cool stuff, eh? PBS has a great show on trebuchet...Cool stuff, eh? PBS has a great show on trebuchets that's highly worth watching too.<br /><br />Who's got the car one, Prob?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200768634540999752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484799.post-7940124647852316942009-09-06T20:00:39.208-05:002009-09-06T20:00:39.208-05:00I think it is called a "Ballista" (lit. ...I think it is called a "Ballista" (lit. "thrower") that I have seen on tv using a car as a projectile.<br /><br />Threw it (it was a yanktank ;) ) some 150m...The probligohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882103150181414348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484799.post-66133019789819772202009-09-05T09:08:03.111-05:002009-09-05T09:08:03.111-05:00The History Channel showed this type of weapon and...The History Channel showed this type of weapon and even demonstrated it to show how the twisted rope held the energy, enough to launch a projectile that could pierce through a wooden wall.T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.com