RusHHouR nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 11/09/2006 08:25:
> Sean btw that throne is a great piece, I forgot to say!
> And thanks Tim and dlm for enlightening me on the tecnique used in this
> model.
> On the issue of building a real catapult sort of thing, I remember at least
> one man who has reached success:
> 
> http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=18075
> Cows beware! ;D
> 
> And wow, Bruno, thanks a lot!
> I really should take the time to deeper explore the POV folders before
> venturing out into the dark.
> I think I am already very inspired by that scene!
> 
> I wonder what else I might find...
> 
> //RH
> 
That's not a catapult but a trebuchet. Same purpose but completely different 
principle!
A catapult use tortional or flexing (bow like part) force.
A trebuchet, as in the clip, use counterweight.
Usualy, a trebuchet have greater range and can trow heavier projectils, but 
takes longer to reload and fire. It also frequently have poorer acuracy.

-- 
Alain
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EVERYTHING HAS A GENDER

You may not know this but many nonliving things have a gender...

A Hot Air Balloon is Male, because, to get it to go anywhere, you have to light 
a fire under it, and of course, there's the hot air part.

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