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minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year 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-up8·1 year agoThe trebuchet can throw cows over castle walls from a safe enough distance to not worry about direct archery.
minus-squareKitathallalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-up4·1 year agoBack then full grown cows were 80kg and the size of a large dog today.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou’d be surprised how much disease you can pack in a 90kg piece of cow
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.
You’d be surprised how much disease you can pack in a 90kg piece of cow