Hackaday

Trebuchet Sends Eggs Flying

Without any sort of restrictions on designs for trebuchets, these medieval siege weapons are known to send 90 kilogram projectiles over 300 meters. The egg-launching trebuchet contest that ...
Post and Courier

Lowcountry schools build trebuchets and STEM skills for Storm The Citadel

The Citadel and Google team up once more to bring STEM to Lowcountry students. Join in the fun as teams ranging from first graders to corporate executives lob projectiles across Summerall Field using ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Mays Landing soldier unwinds building 3,000-pound trebuchet in Afghanistan

Capt. Glenn Battschinger of Mays Landing has a message for his family and friends. And to hear it, he wants them to tune into the Science Channel on Thanksgiving night. At 8 p.m., the Science Channel ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Mays Landing soldier unwinds building 3,000-pound trebuchet in Afghanistan

This is not the Army captain’s first time building a trebuchet. As Webelos Troop 177 Scoutmaster in Egg Harbor Township in 2007, Battschinger and the boys built a 9,000-pound trebuchet which they ...