Have you ever sat down and thought “I wonder if a trebuchet could launch a projectile at supersonic speeds?” Neither have we. That’s what separates [David Eade] from the rest of us. He didn’t just ask ...

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As Stanton explains in his intro, his trebuchet design is based around the use of a counterweight, which is the design you ...

As awesome as trebuchets are, the fact that medieval engineers didn’t create versions capable of launching supersonic projectiles is a bit of a bummer. Fortunately it’s possible to correct this ...

Trebuchet memes are here. Yep, that’s right, pick your jaw up off the floor: memes about the medieval siege engine known as the trebuchet (pronounced “treh-byoo-shay”), a device capable of flinging 90 ...

During a medieval siege, a trebuchet scored a chance hit on one unlucky defender. A small boulder slammed into his upper back at close to 300 kilometers an hour, smashing bones and crushing him ...

Trebuchets are the medieval great-grandfathers of modern artillery. Throughout the history of combined arms, artillery has played a key role in supporting the infantry. Commanders laying siege to ...

My son had to build a trebuchet for a school science project. It turned into a case of trial and error—and error. Amazing as it may seem, I'd never actually built a ...