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This Medieval Weapon Used Gravity to Destroy Castles | Trebuchet Explained
The counterweight trebuchet was the most powerful siege engine of the Middle Ages—and it didn’t rely on twisted ropes or muscle power. Instead, it used pure gravity. A massive counterweight—sometimes weighing several tons—dropped suddenly, swinging a long arm that could launch a 200-pound (90 kg) stone with shocking accuracy. These ...
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Invention on Instagram: "A trebuchet is a gravity powered siege machine developed in the Middle Ages to launch heavy projectiles over long distances. It works by using a large counterweight attached to one end of a long beam. When the counterweight drops, it converts gravitational potential energy into rotational motion, swinging the opposite end of the beam upward at high speed. At the throwing end, a sling holds the projectile and releases it at a precise point in the swing. This sling increas
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