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Re: Ziggurat: a floating-arm trebuchet
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 4 Nov 2003 03:54:28 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tim Rueger wrote:
> For the recent TexLUG medieval siege weapon
> contest, I constructed a floating-arm
> trebuchet. Here are some annotated photos:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=61939
Yeah, Tim shows up at the meeting with this ENORMOUS monstrosity of a, uh,
"thing". Then he says it's a trebuchet. Oh, it is?
This brick-flinging giant hurled many a brick, and a paper wad. It was most
impressive! Definitely a crowd pleaser. What the Ziggurat lacked in rate of fire
was compensated by ultra-long range distance.
Our siege engine contest had three categories:
1. Distance
2. Accuracy
3. Rate of Fire
The Ziggurat got first place, and beat out various other devices (including a
ballista and other trebuchets). It was certainly the most colorful.
Great job, Tim!
-TJ
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