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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 10/12/2015 at 09:19 • Filed to: None

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I built a catapult traction trebuchet this weekend.

My kids then used to play a badminton/baseball/castle siege hybrid with a stuffed hamster.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 10/12/2015 at 09:24

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Onagers are nice, but only good for moderately lengthy seiges against secondary walls. Anything more serious and you’re going to need a trebuchet.

Cé hé sin > CalzoneGolem 10/12/2015 at 09:25

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Strictly speaking, that’s a trebuchet.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 10/12/2015 at 09:37

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You’re correct, it’s technically a traction trebuchet. I knew onager wasn’t actually correct because it wasn’t a torsion design, but I used it for my joke anyway.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/12/2015 at 09:37

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I never knew that Onager was a name applied to a weapon. I read your reply and was like, “Why wouldn’t donkeys be ok in that situation?”

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 10/12/2015 at 09:39

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Other people were more righter then me am, in calling it out as sort of a traction trebuchet (not to be confused with the “normal” kind, a counterweight trebuchet). That being said, you could power a traction trebuchet with a donkey, because donkeys are always okay.

CalzoneGolem > Cé hé sin 10/12/2015 at 09:50

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It can hurl a softball most of the way across my lawn so we can call it whatever you guys want.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 10/12/2015 at 09:53

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Oppo: the best spontaneous seige weapon terminology discussions of any car forum (R).

Agrajag > CalzoneGolem 10/12/2015 at 10:19

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That’s awesome. Ballista fired Lawn Darts are next.

CalzoneGolem > Agrajag 10/12/2015 at 10:24

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This kills the children.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Agrajag 10/12/2015 at 10:25

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Agrajag > CalzoneGolem 10/12/2015 at 10:44

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Wasn’t the original idea to get the lawn dart to land in a hoop? It always evolved into dodge the lawn dart though. Still think it’s a good idea.

CalzoneGolem > Agrajag 10/12/2015 at 10:56

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That was my lawn dart experience.

ZDMW > Cé hé sin 10/12/2015 at 12:05

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I’m pretty sure that’s a catapult, I was under the impression to be a Trebuchet it would require a counterweight and a sling.

Cé hé sin > ZDMW 10/12/2015 at 12:12

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I think it’s closer to a torsion trebuchet. The later trebuchet - what we now think of as classic trebuchet- used a counterweight.

ZDMW > Cé hé sin 10/12/2015 at 12:30

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Hmm...interesting. I think I may need to brush up on my medieval siege weapons then. I guess the key difference is I assumed to be a Trebuchet it requires a sling, vs a Catapult using a basket.