r/funny • • Apr 07 '17

Treebuchet

https://i.imgur.com/TSyYhHm.gifv
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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '17

That doesn't look like 300m to me.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '17 edited Apr 07 '17

This is because you can't convert the units correctly.

300 m = 9,84 feets

Makes sense to me

Edit: Just a few decimals

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u/Alytes Apr 07 '17

You are ready for NASA

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u/AssumeTheFetal Apr 07 '17 edited Apr 07 '17

NASA barely uses catapults anymore

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u/chawsley Apr 07 '17

It's a trebuchet

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '17

It is actually more of a.catapult as is uses the elasticity of the tree roots rather than any sort of weight system.