One time we got the brilliant idea to fill a gallon jug with diesel and gas, stuff a rag in it, light the rag and launch it from the trebuchet. The weight was no problem, but it was not sized or shaped for the sling and fired backwards after leaving fire on the trebuchet, and made it about half way to my grandma's greenhouse.
flinging gasoline with a trebuchet... you guys are so smart ;)
087Alfred 3 months ago
@087Alfred This actually works very well if instead of an oddly shaped jug you use a roughly round object like a pumpkin. Filling pumpkins with gas, lighting a rag as a fuse, and launching them is something we used to do fairly often. The jug just didn't fit the sling well, and when excessively large or oddly shaped objects are used, it's very unpredictable what might happen when you launch.
TheBesiegers 3 months ago