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westhebass 9 posts 02-15-03 04:03 Reply	I'm building a trebuchet. It's not anything special, only about 3 feet high, but it should launch a tennis ball about 200+ feet.
aznsparky 49 posts 02-17-03 16:49 Reply	wuts that? why are you building it?
westhebass 9 posts 02-19-03 02:13 Reply	We finished it and it is cool. It's a device used during the middle ages as an artillery thrower. It was used after the catapult, but before the gunpowder. Also known as Seige-Engines. Http://www.trebuchet.com/
westhebass 9 posts 02-21-03 01:53 Reply	It has now successfully flung tennis balls at the small annoying neighbors! Yay!!
Michael Vincent 531 posts 02-21-03 02:33 Reply	Very nice. The next step is to fling boulders! :)
Joshua Vanderburg 21 posts 02-22-03 19:01 Reply	Why not post pictures?
westhebass 9 posts 02-23-03 04:14 Reply	I will when I get them developed. Right now they are sitting in my camera as part of my current photo project.
Joshua Vanderburg 21 posts 02-24-03 03:47 Reply	Well, then... I suppose I could let this one slide.
Nick Peaden 41 posts 02-24-03 04:35 Reply	I built a catapult once. I used a 20 LB pull spring and could throw 2-3 pounds 20 feet. With munitions close, I could launch 1 item ever 1.1 seconds ( two arm movements ).
green 28 posts 10-13-03 23:11 Reply	hm, 3 feet huh? my friend mike ferchak and i pulled off a 7 foot tall one with 40 lbs counter weight.... it cost me about 40 dollars though, so was it worth it? maybe not...
Barrett 385 posts 10-14-03 01:00 Reply	i built a trebuchet out of popsicle sticks and hot glue. the arm is about 18 inches long and it can launch 2 quarters (glued together) about 30 feet.