Trebuche ...

Did you know that ...

Trebuches were medieveal seige weapons that looked kind of like catapults, the main difference being (using the modern definitions of the words) catapults used elastic things to store potential energy while trebuches used a counterweight to store energy.

Actually, I already knew this a long time ago, but we're building a trebuche right now, so I though it would be fun to mention this.

Well, now you know!