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Medieval siege engine brought to life in Cache Valley (www.ksl.com)
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A former Utah State University student and a group of history buffs gathered at a Cache Valley farm Saturday to launch a homemade trebuchet built using medieval techniques.

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

to launch a homemade trebuchet

That's cool, what are they launching it out of?

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

A bigger trebuchet

[–] AnalogAllamma@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Reminds me of assaulting enemy cities with catapults stacked 10 deep in Civilization 1.