Congratulations! Your video, Flywheel Trebuchet, has reached the #1 spot in the current Top 15 New Videos listing. This is a very difficult thing to accomplish but you managed to pull it off. For your contribution you have been awarded 2 Power Points.

This achievement has earned you your "Golden One" Level 253 Badge!

Your video, Flywheel Trebuchet, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

That's really cool! I can see how it wouldn't have been a good design back in the days of trebuchets as effective weaponry though, given how much more complicated the design is (and thus prone to failure). Might've had a niche use here and there had someone come up with it though.

yup, you hit the nail on the head.I put forward a plan to set up a net on one side of the harbour and a trebuchet on other and the idea was ignored ffs

If he pulls out a trebuchet then I really need to meet that guy's tailor. Otherwise, that's the happiest, friendliest looking fuzzy death machine I have ever seen.

Is it strictly for knife protection?

What if dude pulls out a gun? Or a longsword? Or a bow and arrow? Or a trebuchet?

I did appreciate that human trebuchet at the end there. BTW, this is all the CG from a short film with the talkie bits cut out. If you're patient enough to watch the full 6 min it's here:

http://videosift.com/video/The-Centrifuge-Brain-Project

Congratulations! Your video, Trebuchets made for the TV series "Marco Polo" being tested, has reached the #1 spot in the current Top 15 New Videos listing. This is a very difficult thing to accomplish but you managed to pull it off. For your contribution you have been awarded 2 Power Points.

This achievement has earned you your "Golden One" Level 15 Badge!

I'm amazed is was actually cheaper and easier to build and film with three actual working full sized trebuchets than to just use mock ups and CGI. They're probably going to have to do a lot of that anyways to fill the area in with soldiers and cavalry and stuff. I approve of this. I also approve of filming on location in China instead of just pretending British Columbia or California is China.

Your video, Trebuchets made for the TV series "Marco Polo" being tested, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

Your video, Biggest Trebuchet Catapult In The World & How it Works., has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

This achievement has earned you your "Pop Star" Level 210 Badge!

why is trebuchet in quotes? I thought that was the actual name of the device.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'weapon, catapault, wtf' to 'weapon, catapault, wtf, trebuchet, car' - edited by xxovercastxx

Gotta be careful when operating your trebuchet or THIS could happen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ul9PK6bzRU

Tags for this video have been changed from 'hank green, sci show, vlogbrothers, pumpkin, catpult, trebuchet' to 'hank green, sci show, vlogbrothers, pumpkin, catapult, trebuchet' - edited by PlayhousePals