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  Re: Trebuchet (was: Sneak preview Estuary Stronghold)
 
(...) Just read an article (I think it was in Smithsonian magazine) about this "experiment". I can look it up if anyone missed the special. (...) Have you observed the range difference with a rolling and non-rolling LEGO model? The article mentioned (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Trebuchet (was: Sneak preview Estuary Stronghold)
 
(...) Alas, I was unable to get it to fire properly often enough to make that observation. The figure of "by a half" I got from the wooden model they used in the Nova special, which fired 30 feet when rolling, versus 20 feet when stationary. Another (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)

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