The trebuchet was a Medieval European siege engine, a catapult in the form of a giant sling. This strobe photo of a model shows you how it works.
(h/t +Yonatan Zunger)
Originally shared by +Ted Kinsman:
The non-conventional photo class did a demo on strobes today. What a great time to study historic weapon trebuchets.
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Had to build one of these in Physics.