Bertrand continues to tinker, and as the misses pile up, I revise my earlier opinion: Aiming a trebuchet is neither art nor science; it’s voodoo. Bertrand half- blames our bad fortune on him ...

“The trebuchet shown in the pictures is not a particularly large model of the ancient instrument, and its throwing distances were of up [to] about 50 or 60 meters,” he added. “It should be ...

Without any sort of restrictions on designs for trebuchets, these medieval siege weapons are known to send 90 kilogram projectiles over 300 meters. The egg-launching trebuchet contest that [AndysMa… ...

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The trebuchet is a graceful yet incredibly destructive instrument of war with a history that spans centuries - not to mention multiple continents.

Glen Ellen farmer Jimi Good and his son Bodhi will crank up the trebuchet and send pumpkins soaring into the distance Oct. 19. Oak Hill Farm has 17 beds of pumpkins and grows more than 5,000 of ...