Have you ever sat down and thought “I wonder if a trebuchet could launch a projectile at supersonic speeds?” Neither have we. That’s what separates [David Eade] from the rest of us.

The Israeli military has used a medieval-style trebuchet to lob incendiaries across ... wooden siege engine with flaming projectiles and launching them into Lebanese plantations.

Footage appears to show IDF soldiers firing the trebuchet right next to the Lebanese border as it fires the flaming projectile over ... IDF added as a reason for launching the fireballs.

Have you ever sat down and thought “I wonder if a trebuchet could launch a projectile at supersonic speeds?” Neither have we. That’s what separates [David Eade] from the rest of us.

When the sling was added to the trebuchet it gave the tossed projectile more velocity. This meant the trebuchet could send a lighter projectile farther, providing more distance between those who ...