What goes up must come down. And what goes way, way up can come down way, way too fast to survive the sudden stop. That’s why [Tom Stanton] built an altitude recording projectile into an oversized ...

Anyone who has fancied owning their very own medieval trebuchet may be interested in a new kit that has launched over on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website starting at just $29, allowing you to ...

When the sling was added to the trebuchet it gave the tossed projectile more velocity. This meant the trebuchet could send a lighter projectile farther, providing more distance between those who fired ...

'Glitching' in this context refers to launching a rock with an extremely specific set of initial conditions precisely calculated to destroy the outer dynamic system(s). The word is borrowed from video ...

Few weapons in the annals of military history have left as indelible a mark as the trebuchet. A masterpiece of engineering and ingenuity, this formidable siege engine has witnessed the rise and fall ...