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minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·18 hours agoI know which gets better distance, but which throws higher? I’d assume the trebuchet, but it’s possible I’m wrong.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·17 hours agoThe trebuchet can throw cows over castle walls from a safe enough distance to not worry about direct archery.
minus-squareKitathallalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 hours agoUm… forgive me, but isn’t the verbiage “throw a 90kg projectile 300 metres” pretty against the idea of throwing a 400-600kg projectile a similar distance?
minus-squareGluWu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoBack then full grown cows were 80kg and the size of a large dog today.
Should have used a trebuchet
I know which gets better distance, but which throws higher? I’d assume the trebuchet, but it’s possible I’m wrong.
The trebuchet can throw cows over castle walls from a safe enough distance to not worry about direct archery.
Um… forgive me, but isn’t the verbiage “throw a 90kg projectile 300 metres” pretty against the idea of throwing a 400-600kg projectile a similar distance?
Back then full grown cows were 80kg and the size of a large dog today.