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Altoids tin trebuchet

And with this "Curiously Strong Trebuchet" I think we've reached some sort of unholy singularity where everything that can possible go in or on a mint tin has done so. Now I think we're all going to die.

The Curiously Strong Trebuchet: A Pocket Sized Medieval Siege Engine

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Posted by: John Park on July 20, 2009 at 2:42 PM

Hence the purple velvet coffin interior backdrop.

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Posted by: Anonymous on July 20, 2009 at 3:20 PM

I never thought of it that way. I just thought it looked medievalish.
(I am the author of that instructable)

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Posted by: Anonymous on July 20, 2009 at 5:11 PM

This is a catapult, NOT a trebuchet. AFAIK this uses rubber bands instead of a counterweight like a trebuchet would.

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Posted by: Anonymous on July 20, 2009 at 7:26 PM

This is a form of a trebuchet called a spring trebuchet.

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