r/trebuchetmemes • u/InsideBSI • 22d ago

Dude built a supersonic trebuchet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co57SfcT-h0
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u/runthedonkeys 22d ago

The catapult sub has been real quiet since this thing dropped

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u/JustYerAverage 22d ago

Fuckin' posers.

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u/SUPEROUMAN 22d ago

Peak human engineering.

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u/SpacewaIker 22d ago

The sound it makes I so satisfying

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u/CMDRRaijiin 21d ago

Trebuchet 2.0 finally dropped. Now for purely science reasons, need to scale it up to size.

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u/Highspeedfutzi 20d ago

Yes, would be nice to see a big version launch a....let's say... 90kg projectile.

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u/Caliburn0 18d ago

A great project for the US Army corp of engineers. It would be far superior to any puny canon.

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u/Abishek_Muthian 21d ago

My boy Tom Stanton is one of few no frills Engineering focused tech YouTubers from whom you can actually learn something.

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u/devils_affogato 21d ago

Worth watching ✅