Flaming Piano tossed by Trebuchet

[DoubleZeroNine]

*THUD*

[dominoboy08]

I wonder who that landed on.

[albus438]

i just have one thing to say why?

[RikofComienClan]

Hey look, taxpayers! Art.

[Sockem1223]

I hope it plays some music on the way down

[dylanserbin]

what a waste of a piano

[pinkpokadot100]

@dylanserbin I just thought the same thing. It's a cool video, but it's a waste of a good piano XD

[NiftyTan]

whoooooooo fuck ya ,wait wait .... alright who the fuck stole my beer

[Ceritra]

Shortcut to ACTUAL launch 0:40

[CobaltX07]

Dog at 0:53 "Screw you guys, now I have to go fetch that thing"

[BRCBruiser]

The counterweight is 10,000 lbs of concrete set into place with a crane. Until you've seen a piano fly, well, shit, you haven't seen it.

[wowdudeajh]

Holy shit no wonder people in other countries hate america they see videos of shit like this omfg

[Raven1024]

@wowdudeajh You mean videos of siege weapons built based on medieval European siege weaponry firing and throwing random crap?

Kinda like this one from Britain? /watch?v=NHompU8jpNc&feature=f­vwrel

As well as (easily over a hundred) other videos from other countries across the world of people flinging random old junk from basketballs to cars using trebuchets?

[2048abc]

the 81 people who disliked this is because it didnt hit someone

[elchapetas]

is the counterweight a trash container?

[VenomFangTV]

So this is what they used for ammo in medievil times when then ran out of rocks or shit lol

[yllw13]

@VenomFangTV i definitely agree with you. they would run out of boulders, drag out their piano from the dining hall, light it on fire, and fling it at whoever is pissing them off.

[efimoramanta]

CRUSH THE CASTLE!!!!!!!!

[MyUnclesNameisGibson]

ok is this at burning man???

[Ownage2themax3]

That's kind of cool how the flames on the piano were instantly stifled and put out as it crashed into the ground. Not what I expected, but still fascinating nonetheless.

[dnlhaxor]

Humans ... a strange creature

[FSXification]

faaaake

[StoneSlinging]

@FSXification trolllll

[GhibliFan1]

@FSXification

It's not a fake. I've studied these in history and they were used to hurl rocks that weighed tons for many yards. A piano is nothing to a trebuchet with a big enough counterweight.

[joebstarsurfer]

fuck yea lol

[Stickbabiga]

F**k classical music! Country is where it's at! (Not really)

[person12345678912341]

Looks like someone had a little to much happy juice if you know what I mean

[tarheelskk]

haha "fire just like what goes on hippies" what rednecks.

[Mexikun]

Wait.. what's that dog doing there? DPW!

[mickbacon1]

my 4 of july thumps up if u with me

[thehumangunstore]

Can any of you say " hick"?

[blendder35]

god bless america!

[rusher38]

Hippies hate music!

[frogboys2]

next time, shoot a flaming justin bieber

[nils920]

@frogboys2 Or better yet, a flaming Uwe Boll.

[hustlerculo]

just coz they cant play the piano they have to destroy it why ??

[mzrealm]

This video should actually be named "How To Put Out a Fire".

[capnamerca]

@19einstein91 Because someone had an old piano which wasn't worth keeping, and when ideas were being requested for the project, the piano was suggested. But . . . . why not a flaming piano?

[Falcon843]

clunk 0:46

[TheOnehappyrobot]

They could have given that to kids in africa lol

[prank300]

They shouldve launched someone along with the piano and have them play something while in middair, now that would be sick

[cpjackson79]

@prank300 "Play us a song, you're the piano man!"

[frankDPW]

The Trebuchet just sits idle at the Burning Man staging facility now.

[frankDPW]

I was there...It was fucking awesome.

[Daily0Dabble]

the guy at 1:06 was the first to dislike this video :D

[vampov]

awesome

[zattendrummer]

i'd like to load the trebuchet with everyone who askes vor thumbs up..

[justley124]

K. Thnx

[hemmingway28]

HIMYM WOOOO GIRLS EPISODE

[Brokent3eth]

these guys hate music

[justley124]

There is a show that does this. Anyone know what it's called

[ryanquist1]

anyone need a piano mover?

[ddude100]

just to sace time 0:41

[AOEStrategist]

Ok this scene def belonged on Monty Python and the Holy Grail!

[Egglesplork]

_____A flaming piano thrown by a catapault, that's just all kinds of awesome in one place for one imagination to come up with at the same time. I'm guessing some dudes surgically grafted a few hundred human brains together before this was thought up--like in that Owen Deathstalker book. Otherwise, I'm glad I found this while looking up "kill it with fire."

[mordanai]

This video could have been 40 seconds shorter, but we're stuck with hearing those stupid bitches for 40 seconds. Shut the fuck up.

[jimalbi]

Ok now, toss a dwarf!

[vinkie35]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOO!!!

-.-

[poolte007]

the 49 poeple who didn't like this videeo propably wanted to see the piano explode thumps up if you agree

[irishlinuxgeek]

@poolte007 Correction, I wanted to *HEAR* the piano explode.

[hazahaxa]

@poolte007 That would have been pretty damn awesome though!

[thepiepiepie38]

@poolte007 why not

[Foxdie503]

@poolte007 Thumbs up if you agree? Oh so thats what the thumbs up is for!



[I3uttSweat]

@poolte007 I have to agree, I hoped for a big hollywood explosion to happen :(. but I did like the vid though

[MrBobsrevenge]

this shoudl take care of my neighbors

[RKftw68]

Humans with vocal chords are fucking loud

[cdebov]

white people are so fucking loud

[wcamille96]

They're yelling because they're having a fucking great time.

[Cakelady1123]

im american and im not close to loud that trebuchet could have fired backwards

[SezFromMalygos]

shoulda thrown it on the white house.. thatd be fun

[m2haze]

@SezFromMalygos go fuck yourself

[SezFromMalygos]

@m2haze lol ive tried... didnt work out to well

[AndyCarnage]

WOOOOOO NASCAR!

[isisrufus]

Red necks u sa faqs are have history from 4 00 years wooo u ar outsiders nice weapon

[Myles0Harcourt]

what is the significance of the piano?

[MrTimb58]

the redneck dream being launched by a trebuchet neck in rope

[Jaxnon]

i see and hear rednecks.

[LiquidRelief]

@Jaxnon who else



[MrIndieguitar]

@Jaxnon That's how we do it down south.

[barkulator]

Pianos, all musical instruments, are sacred things and should not be burned.

[crossbones07]

got 2 words for ya mate: Jimi Hendrix

also, its cool enough seein a piano getting flung by a trebuchet, but a piano ON FIRE? now that is absolute win

[NebulaGrey]

Panzy

[bobmama1234]

Of corse... have to be a redneck about everything. you Bastards.

[MisterTreesong]

Imagine you're in medieval times, and you've never seen a tank or a plane or a cannon or a gun. And then imagine that you're sitting in some castle watching this thing throw huge chunks of iron at you from hundreds of yards away. Pretty intense.

[mlerg]

@MisterTreesong

even after having seen tanks and whatnot. Imagine this coming towards your face. You think we're better than medieval guys? trust me they were brave fuckers to stand their ground against these monsters.

[BaileysBeads]

Too bad the camera guy was sleeping.

[amutimer1]

dude your trébuchet kicks ass 5/5

[kagezan1313]

I thought Burning Man was about originality, not recreating scenes from Northern Exposure.

[BradJC70]

Great show, that!

[mythnow]

@kagezan1313 wawt you think!

[mindbodylightsound10]

fookin sweet

[Lordkilla3]

thats weird in a "Rich guy trebuchet" or something, his trebuchet hurled the pianos on fire and it exploded.

[MinDV1RU5]

That's because he knew how to do it RIGHT.

[Brucers49]

he poured gasoline all over his piano. maybe these kids didn't do that.

[nmbanana]

i see and hear rednecks

[zachr120]

people complain to me that I'm to quiet so I must not be american

[zachr120]

please don't judge me because of where I live

[eat4peace]

@SirAlfredSourcock

Not as loaud as scots lol

[fuwaricat]

@SirAlfredSourcock

Perhaps silence may have been preferred...But is the use of profanity the only way you can express yourself? I sincerely hope not...

[WrathConstantine]

@SirAlfredSourcock And you're so bloody whiney. It's an event. EVERYTHING is loud. Get over it.

[hoemper]

@WrathConstantine shut fuckface.. every other video, from people all over the world are like nice to watch... watch an american and you get dumb fucks shouting around like crazy cavemen..

[bassmastah13]

@SirAlfredSourcock only cuz we know how to have fun

[NichtDieseTone]

@bassmastah13

... Screaming does not equate to having fun. Nessecarily.

[newkd]

@SirAlfredSourcock This isn't something you quietly clap for. A PIANO was set on fire and thrown through the air. That's cheer worthy if you ask me.

[farmhandfilms]

what's with the lil' pup? you can't have dogs at burning man! it'll get playa foot!

[HalloweenGothBabee]

look at that piano go!!!

[crankdat1232143]

catapulta go far higher and faster:)

[frankbrcdpw]

adam 4397 wrote: "wow it shot a whole 2 feet. But that was kinda cool"....it went more like 75 feet

[frankbrcdpw]

were not rednecks...oh no

[doonie666]

Listen to those rednecks howl!

[pastramiitalianappl2]

That is not a trebuchet in the traditional sense.

[stevespielberg]

Why do girls always have to say, "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOO"?

[NichtDieseTone]

@stevespielberg

The reason for the femenine tendency to utter the aformentioned emotional vocalization lies intrinsicly in ther genetic composition in that their vocal cords are utterly incapable of producing any sound intimidating or respect-instilling, whereby their compensation of this, for them, inconvenient fact instead lies in making a sound as annoying as possible to get maximum attention as a perverted substitute, oblivious of the causational lack of quality thereof.

[TheMaplebutter]

@NichtDieseTone holy fuck man hahha

[Egglesplork]

@NichtDieseTone

_____"[U]tterly incapable of producing any sound intimidating or respect-instilling," you say? Hah! Ya haven't met Gus' ex-wife. That ol' battle axe'll intimidate the nose-hairs offa Godzilla with that whiskey-and-gravel voice of hers.

[maestroneoneone]

@stevespielberg because you haven't plugged her mouth with your cock.

[VoidOnTuesday]

@stevespielberg it's air escaping from their tiny brans as I crush their skulls with a hammer.

[Madhadderall]

@stevespielberg hahahaha, it's all they have, besides their bodies. lol sad

[gaelicscots]

fucking rednecks.

[lordatramentous]

seriously?? you DO know what a trebuchet is right?

[sawer999]

read the description

[trevortime12345]

why would you decide to launch a flaming piano.  someone must really hate music

[rynlnk]

The piano demonstrates the trebuchet's power, since most people know pianos are pretty heavy

[PyroPeeta]

alright video, but it had way to many yokels for my liking

[codenameALIAS]

if anyone has too dumb to notice, a piano is not the most aerodynamic of objects and hence will not have the same exit velocity as a heavy ball. catapult is a general term given to anything that throws shit a disance. treb is a TYPE of catapult

[adam4397]

wow it shot a whole 2 feet. But that was kinda cool

[soilasko]

A trebuchet differs from a catapult because of its launching method. If you watch one, you'll notice the trebuchet uses a weight system that swings which is what enables the flinging of the object. A catapult simply launches the object into the air using the system of a spring. Its kind of like launching cereal with a spoon. The trebuchet launches it slower, but can create more force because of the counterweight.

[fredefalk]

Thats shit soilasko, (3 months ago).

a Trebuchet is a catapult!

the one "spoon catapult" ure talking about is the Torsion!

so it's all types of catapults.

[aminh9]

no see a trebuchet uses a counterbalance waiting system and they are normal stronger that catapults because the have forward momentum. catapults just use weights to launch the projectile

[fredefalk]

Lol, catapults are the original name of one machine. but the word is also being used with other contructions, like the trebuchet and the torsion.

[aminh9]

yes although a catapult and trebuchet are different

[fredefalk]

i think we're both right here.

[thomashisirish]

nope, a catapult is device that uses tension to launch the arm, which pushes the projectile to a 45 degree launch angle. A trebuchet, like this one, uses momentum, the couter weight pulls the arm down, actually whips the projectile in the sling, releasing one end of the sling at the optimum launch angle, and releases it. This is more sophisticated than a catapult. Thanks.

[DrAlexisOlson]

Nice description of a trebuchet, but you are not completely correct. A catapult is basically any mechanical device used to throw a projective (without explosives). A trebuchet is a type of catapult. The other device you describe (which uses torsion) is another type of catapult and is sometimes called an onager. A ballista is yet another type of catapult.

[zachr120]

some of them released at 90 degrees, but if a trebuchet does that it kills the crew and destroys itself

[hawkerae]

1) Trebuchet means Catapult in french!

2) Do you know how heavy a fucking piano is?

Dumbass.

[Ortonias]

a Trebuchet and a Catapult is heavy, and btw. a trebuchet was made to throw around 150kgs, which is a fraction more than your average Spinet Piano

[Ortonias]

a trebutchet and a catapult are different*

[v4lkyr]

psst it's not to late to get a girlfriend!

[zucrhulk]

1 catapults are spring based

this is a trebuchet its weight based

2 this one sucked for distance didnt have enough speed

[hawkerae]

1) Trebuchet means Catapult in french!

2) Do you know how heavy a fucking piano is?

Dumbass

[SheriffSkank]

who gets the idea of throwing a flaming piano with a catapult????

[Melaneimoon]

lots of people just don't have too many ideas :p

[AchillePiano]

I made one myself wich is a lot smaller and much better, the piano of their catapult did not go fast enough because of the weight and the little catapult arm.

but a good moment for flaming stuff: at night

[ed1phant]

that was stupid

[ACERGAME]

I want to see 600 pound ball of fire launched by that thing. That piano won't easily take down a wall!

[davelogan77]

take that Billy Joel, Elton John, and Mozart!

Goodness gracious great balls of fire Jerry Lee Lewis!!

A flaming piano!!!

[ihavearubbishusernam]

hmm good point but i had to mark it as negative (im not a teacher btw lol seems like it though) but check out flight of the bumblebee first though thats some good classical shtuff

[123PWNT]

why?

[westhog]

maybe not bemo no glow sticks and a dog

[westhog]

tree buckets are no fun unless you shoot them at something. from the bikes and the playa this looks like Bemo. I was there last year and they had a trebo that didn't even work.

[PureforHate]

5 stars!

[PureforHate]

awesome!

[smoshmouth]

Yep stop arguing. And a shame people started yelling so you really couldn't hear when the piano hit the earth.

[MYRSACCROX1]

STOP ARGUING!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ArrowHead83]

Why is it that cell phone cameras are so lousy at the simplest things?

You didn't hear the piano hit the ground until like 3 seconds after it hit. That's bad.

[bkyleadkins]

Nothing to do with the camera, you moron. Light travels faster than sound, don't you know that? Haven't you ever noticed you always see a lightning bolt before you hear a thunderclap? It's not rocket science....

[ArrowHead83]

And unless you're telling me that that phone has a telescopic zoom, that only accounts for a very small fraction of the delay.

Smacktard.

It's not brain surgery either.

[bkyleadkins]

LMAO yeah, like 3 seconds maybe!!!!! Fuckin Canadians....too fucking cold up there and your blood moves too slow to your pussy-ass brains.

[ArrowHead83]

What the fuck?

The speed of sound is 1116 feet per second.

For a sound to take 3 seconds to reach you, the source would have to be more than half a mile away.

You can check my numbers for yourself. It should be a cinch for your superior American brain to handle.

[raiseupyourlighters]

fucking owned.

[rololoo]

seems like they really love music

[edamorc]

hillbillys

[eukaree143]

how did the siegers stop the trebuchet when it is swinging o.O that was too long to wait omg. that's too heavy

[predator942]

Is that the same treb from the VW commercial?

[Duckyistrippin]

yup

[irkiIIer]

man that was stupid. What u do is you put gassoline on it, then you set it on fire a lil, and then you fire the trebuchet INSTANTLY it will make an explosion.

[paintballfreak94]

hay what did they use for the counter wait

[outtaideas]

it looks like just another piano

[drums901]

man!!! that is INSANE!!!!!!!!!

[YOUSONOFABITCHASSBLA]

dud that looks cool. i want to make a mine trebuchet can you send me some designs or tell me how you made that

[Plozen]

it's illegal in most places.

[goose1077]

Really? That's dumb. Get the government out of our lives damn it.