Trebuchet/Medieval Catapult in Action

[123jwdude]

that looks really tacky 

[monboy10]

i like the slow-mo at the end!

[PhilosophyAV]

how do you do you make such a sachet for the ball? it haves to release at one side? how do you make that?

[cheesemuffin94]

@PhilosophyAV Its simply a sling that is only attached at one end and when it reaches the right angle the ring slips off and it releases

[spongeboboy]

launch snowballs.

[hansblink182]

Hey man thats cool!!!!

How tall is it? How far does it goes?

[CanenglishBoy]

At it's locked position it's about 7'6''. We've got it to shoot about 125 yards.

[bindingnemo]

I am more surprise at them wearing T-Shirts in the melting snow. MY TREB IS BETTER THAN YOURS!

[CanenglishBoy]

When you live in Canada, it gets warm at this time of year and you can wear t-shirts. Do you have a video of your treb?

[monboy10]

that is cool and i live in Canada to and i agree

[usa1327]

i wear t-shirts all the time

[phantomlink104]

wow, how did you make that

[CanenglishBoy]

Me, the one shown at the beginning, and some friends built that trebuchet by scratch this past spring break.

[CanenglishBoy]

THAT TREBUCHET KICKS ASS!!!!!