Launching my 1,000-lb Medieval Trebuchet by Myself

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

Before anyone complains about the slow-motion ending, watch the new edit instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZWuhntrbZmgqLs

[@thisisstupidanddumb]

Thank You!

[@GB-yt9sn]

I like the slow Mo ending 👍. If you're watching and you don't just increase the playback speed in the settings

[@darlulittledeer3738]

I liked the slow motion ending. Thought it gave a bit of drama! Beautiful piece of work BTW

[@guillaumebru3514]

thanks for this side view and the slow motion it will help me a lot cause I am planing to do an animated 3D model of a trebuchet =)

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

But... Commenting on the slow motion ending had so much potential. Example- "Call PETA. This guy compacted a cow into a ball and it's still screaming."

[@grzegorzkowalski5100]

Now you have fifteen seconds to move your trebuchet away to avoid counter-battery fire.

[@leosolorzano3472]

@Grzegorz Kowalski I get the reference XD

[@hiimryan2388]

@@leosolorzano3472 now get your foot soldiers to protect the trebuchet

[@thetankhunter100]

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[@eduardoa3165]

aoe 2

[@ПаблоЭскобар-ц4ж]

Ахахаха

[@manuelgnucci7760]

4:35 imagine if by mistake the mechanism started at this point, sending this poor man to the clouds.

[@goshkoebacha1594]

*YEET*

[@zzzires5045]

that moment be became she

[@christianolsson1680]

Funny! And I have to say that that camera angle with the background and the car to the side is amazing!

[@Fuzzybeanerizer]

Not just that, either! OSHA is still poring over satellite imagery, searching for this man.

[@xhappybunnyx]

That would be the world's worst nut-shot

[@AggelosKyriou]

The creaking sound is intimidating in itself!

[@viciousKev]

Let loose the dogs of war

[@AggelosKyriou]

@@viciousKev SCREAM HAVOC!

[@mercilessthunder9326]

yeah if you plan to make a medieval siege film don’t you dare leave out that thunderous groan right 😂

[@kilobitti]

The simplicity of the mechanics is admirable. No trickery, no added power - just preserving the energy of a his labour (I’m guessing an hour’s worth?), and releasing it all in a second.

[@HollowPs]

The superior siege weapon

[@AgentMolder]

Capable of launching a 95kg projectile 300 meters. Truly superior in every sense of the word.

[@HollowPs]

AsiaNPC I feel if it was 90kg I could launch it over 300 meters.

[@sp3ss]

Your talking about during the medevil and not modern right?

[@Rayven_420]

You do realise that catapults are capable of sending objects as heavy as fighter jets into the air, right?

[@sp3ss]

Rayven Let him live in his fantasy

[@Acroballistics]

I like that you operate it alone. I didn't expect that. 1000lbs hanging over your head hmmm, at least you wear a safety t-shirt...

[@donaldmack2307]

Acroballistics Jorge Sprave was here. Lol

[@justgameshorts9709]

lol

[@definitelynotyourmom42]

The safety t-shirt reminds the trebuchet not to drop anything on him

[@peter2213]

He was also doing his safety squints as needed

[@lild3838]

When the holyland called but you the only believer...

[@lukeethanboswell6338]

Relatable

[@RayStein]

That is incredible! Well done. Trebuchets don't get enough respect these days.

[@Mrwigglyau]

likely because people think catapults where real

[@hiimryan2388]

I mean we have THIC cannons now

[@Daylon91]

Idk man Kingdom of Heaven and Outlaw King with Werewolf (a historical trebuchete) displays them awesomely

[@HFDLI]

Trebuchets lost respect in 1453

[@RD-mc5gl]

@@HFDLI What a sad year for my greco boys :(

[@mhammamabid2275]

Very usefull to get rid of bodies. "This body here looks like it fell from 5 story building." "Someone must launch it using a trebuchet" Like that ever happen

[@erlint]

This guy fell from a 5 story building in the middle of an open plain? Put skydiver gear on him and maybe that will work.

[@fo3369]

Goals of life: my own trebuchet

[@hiimryan2388]

I will kowtow down if you do

[@anthonylomasney7347]

I read the title as “launching myself out of catapult” and instantly clicked

[@gothmoth3689]

How dare you compare a catapult to a trebuchet

[@tf1090c]

Amazing, well done mate! But I really would like to see some different angles and at normal playback speed (before the slow motion, of course)

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

Check out the sequel video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooqroaOCnrNjo9U

[@akshayherur6963]

Brilliant man. It's a pity you have so few subscribers.

[@stefanhopfer3905]

Beautiful work - thank you! It would be nice if we could see the trajectory and the impact in the next video. Tip 1: Use a pulley for tensioning; tip 2: never stay under or in front of potential power (weights, arms, slings...).

[@SIRMMA]

I am imagining him using this in Arizona in a "stand your ground" shooting incident

[@curtiscrimmins6378]

just imagine me in the background yelling "wew doggy" in a jed clampett hat with a beer in my hand...

[@77gravity]

I think the sling is a little long, the arm stalls while the missile is still behind the arm. That will also reduce the angle of the shot (going "high") Nice machine. Subscribed.

[@FingerAngle]

Sounds like you may know a little something. It's pretty close.

[@FingerAngle]

Remember your view is from the ground. The release is about 50 feet up. The launch angle is lower than it looks. Camera lenses also distort at the edges. It does look a bit behind for a 40 to 45 degree launch.

[@borisjohnson1944]

When it launched I thought the same. I have a small Treb and a small FAT.

[@sirennoir258]

I don't understand how a man with his own trebuchet isn't top on my recommendations

[@damonthomas8955]

Wow! That was excellent! I should watch videos like this more often.

[@kxzi3413]

The mountains in the background has a beautiful view

[@EugeneHKrabs1000]

I thought it said launching my self in the 1000 lb trebuchet

[@jimmyeklund9306]

I cant belive it, a moose is loose sound of the trebuchet 6:20 :D

[@jimmyeklund9306]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4O4qKigoNykh7c

[@uwuboo2022]

This the type of guy to launch his 1,000-lb medieval trebuchet by himself.

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

I know for a goddamn fact that I wasn’t the only one that was expecting it to spontaneously break

[@snoomtreb]

Who else learned about these trough age of empires ? ^^

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

This literally gave me a anxiety attack 😂

[@hakimcameldriver]

There use to be a program called WINTREB, YOU built your treb and fired it. Changed the power, angles or release, you could put objects into orbit.. a fun program

[@doubledrats235]

I played with that before 2008 when I went Mac. I wish there was a MACOS or IOS version.

[@hiimryan2388]

Imagain the faces of the people who thought the boulder was a shooting star.

[@TheMrWillje]

This is seriously impressive.

[@htimst1967]

Launching by yourself because your friends took one look and said, "nope!"

[@WordsOfLastDays]

The man built a trebuchet. He needs no friends.

[@SOLDADITO76]

I would so build one of these on my property. A hand winch will help you spool it up at the end.

[@thewierdlemon5956]

Make a smaller scale one so far I've made 2 its really fun you can even setup a castle and destroy it

[@philgamer_309]

the place where you used this looks like a possible battlefield lol

[@Sel-Shackfield]

The sound you hear after the launch, is the groaning spirit of a , once docile tree that; has been turned into a assault weapon.

[@robeslol]

the cows behind the camera seemed to love your trebuchet

[@WordsOfLastDays]

Spends months to build a giant medieval weapon. Forgets to set up a second camera. I guess we'll never know how far that thing went....

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

I didn't *forget* to set up a second camera. I don't *own* a second camera. I'm basically your average broke college student and this was an over-ambitious senior project. Back in the day, the school literally slashed the budget I proposed for filming. I wanted the college media office to film it but they cost 80 bucks an hour and nobody was going to pay for it. The entire essence behind this video was that I was by myself because none of the other college volunteers could make it that day and I made the stupid decision to try launching it myself and wanted to film it in case I friggin died. I filmed all of this on my phone. The slow-motion serves to analyze the tuning of the machine (I was trying to tune it) and it's necessary to get a good side short and forgo the down-range view here. There is still no formal way to export slow-motion videos at full speed on a Google Pixel. I measured the impact here to 540 feet distance. That's in the video description. I'm sorry to be angry at you but something about this just set me off today. I've had a long week and I've been appalled at how many people comment on here, as the video gains popularity, and just bitch about my filmmaking and editing. It's like the KZbin audience is entitled and spoiled by high-quality stuff made by all the popular channels. I'm just a guy with a phone and a trebuchet and a dream. The very video I put out after right after this one has more camera angles and full-speed clips. But nobody looks at it because the thumbnail sucks and the title isn't as catchy and the video is too long. All that said, you have definitely hit a point here that is close to home. I am upset about how much I have failed to document this machine in writing and on video. It presents so much opportunity for good footage but I don't have the resources and the connections.

[@WordsOfLastDays]

@@MedievalTrebuchet I apologize, didn't mean to come off as a smart ass. It's just disappointing because you built something so cool and didn't show the most important thing. I'm just as broke as you are probably. Wish you just borrowed someone else's phone for an hour or so. Anyway, thanks for sharing your work! I respect people that create things.

[@bigdfig6083]

@@MedievalTrebuchet No need for apologies, friendo. You're right about the vapid audience here and beyond, but not sure how much headway will be made responding in kind. Frankly, the school failed you and the only failure I see on your part was not taking your own safety seriously enough. Even dragging grandma out there with her phone (for that second angle) would've been some insurance. But hey, you do you. Awesome Dawesome, I'm off to check out your other clip.

[@greencommando2674]

Finally 11:06 pm Sunday 17 January 2021 . Found interesting channel. I will subcribe

[@thomasskinner240]

That's fantastic. I'd love to make one of those one day. I'm sure you already know but if not you might want to shorten that sling a bit it wants to reach vertical at the same time as the arm to get the most out of it.

[@metocvideo]

I am reminded of the “Zealots” scene in Monty Python, where they are arguing about who gets to be flung out of the catapult with burning pitch...

[@Kruelltin]

Watch out for the plane! also...I'm just gonna throw it out there that standing underneath a 1000 pound counterweight, is probably not the best idea...

[@mikebower4582]

He has faith in his craftsmanship.

[@SW-bb8lu]

Imagine being in a castle watching one guy building this outside and setting it up just to miss and has to recalculate 👀

[@archieben4854]

Who else came here after watching pewdiepies video

[@viewer1755]

Archie Ben meee

[@edithwallflower]

Archie Ben thought I was the only one

[@Brute4rce1111]

Which PewDiePie vid was that? I would like to see

[@Brute4rce1111]

@REEL SIXX lol ok thanks

[@T83Norballe]

I did...and your comment got to me hahaha ;)

[@Ridgerunner-qi1xz]

Cool Trebuchet. The original "Lever Action". For some reason as I was watching this, I kept expecting the Road Runner to go zipping by. "Beep Beep!"

[@therickpound]

Nice design & thinking for effective solo operation, they would have liked its lightweight simplicity.

[@Ant0417]

Really cool! But would've loved to see it in regular motion speed as well. Also more angles to see how far the ball went.

[@jollygreenjeff2640]

Bruh imagine just driving down the road and then a singular small rock fucking destroys your car

[@fredoriagaming4466]

Now the trebuchet has been turned into a meme.

[@metocvideo]

I watched the other edit as well. Imagine the psychological effect of that wierd spooky shrieking sound had on the besieged castle defenders...?

[@ValiantAshira]

I don't know why but this is so satisfying

[@olafschermann1592]

Awesome work!

[@doubledrats235]

You should mount a few GoPro type cameras on your Treb so we could watch where the payload goes. Would a GoPro survive being launched? I’d like to see that footage.

[@synthoelectro]

Trebuchet ready, Sir!

[@Migillis]

And now my 3 year old knows what a trebuchet is. Still don't know if I'm pronouncing it correctly but nice work man. As a redhead, I instantly sympathize with the low cloud coverage and the hat you're wearing.

[@bjorremeijer2072]

Big pp

[@hiimryan2388]

And one thic ball

[@FingerAngle]

lol

[@vicentcarro]

I, admire your skills!

[@nokuhobune]

Why did I read launching myself with a 1000lb trebuche

[@paradiseroad6405]

...I thought you meant 1000 pound projectile...I said...hold my beer...I gotta see this...

[@userhome000]

Awesome overload

[@ROFLitzSaur]

awesome video man, loved the shot at 4:45

[@immorom]

"He is probably cheating right there" Meanwhile him:

[@kevinburns827]

I'm going to build one like this to launch squirrels.

[@thedisappearingboy]

This is incredible!!

[@RedVRCC]

Amazing work on it! Is it just stuck there or is there a way to move it somewhere else for storage? Also how long did it take you to build it?

[@crandalllogan584]

4:31 @dawesome I know those mountains and live in that town. It's cool to see this just a couple minutes away

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

Awesome! Follow "The Medieval Trebuchet" on Facebook for notice of events. We should be up and launching again here in a week or two.

[@chess9656]

Is this in Cache Valley? -fellow Utahn

[@MasterKenfucius]

"Get a hobby..." they said... "It'll be fun..." they said... and now this.

[@beakboi9533]

My ancestors are smiling at me, imperials. Can you say the same?

[@lfeco]

A 30 second video that's drags on for 6 minutes.

[@FortInTheWoods]

Where did you get your metal ratcheting device on the sides of your crank?

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

I had a friend 3-d model the gear and pawl and then we had it cut out on a machine on campus. The side brackets are just plates welded on.

[@JimNichols]

Wouldn't it be easier to launch projectiles using the trebuchet, rather that launching the trebuchet itself as the title suggests?

[@johnnyparker9928]

Fires 1 round an hour. Sad this guy doesn't have a team of students and friends to share this moment.

[@ludwigsamereier8204]

Thank you for this educational and beautiful movie. It makes me try to understand how potential becomes inertial energy in a matter of seconds. Any teacher of physics would be delighted.

[@Dav624]

Primitive yeet device

[@BangArdi86]

Strong man...

[@johnmartlew5897]

Back story: Head of Mara Lago Security: “All units! We just had a rock come through the roof……Uh, shit! Screw that election bid.”

[@roe2012]

This man deserve more

[@garybenninger1544]

Def think it was unwise to get under the 1000 lb of rock to set the projectile. That couldn't be done first?

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

You are right -- I've gotten a lot of flak for walking under the box and it was kind of reckless. At this scale of trebuchet, I can load the sling by reaching from the side of the machine with just my arms into the trough, and it is best to expose less of yourself to danger if the box falls. But it's just the nature of a trebuchet really that this can only be done after the box is in the air. One end of the sling stays attached to the tip of the arm, so after a throw, the sling is dangling up high until it can be brought down and laid in the trough to be loaded. With really large machines, there is basically no choice but to get under the box to load things. In the NOVA Secrets of Lost Empires Medieval Siege, the crew have to roll a 300lb rock right up the trough while the box is in the air. It's important to have safeties and redundancies. Here, while I am loading, the windlass pawls are still engaged, and the trigger attached with a cotter pin in the latch, and the arm has an extra rope hooked around it with carabiners. All of these systems are rated for the forces and the ropes here are oversized. If the box was going to drop on me, the wood of the throwing arm itself would have to snap, or all three of these systems would have to fail.

[@luckyluke1423]

i guess you’ve been an big age of empire fan 😀

[@caztoons1618]

5:49 I bet the scientists thought this was a mating call of a new gigantic creature

[@radinelaj9280]

You should use it as amusement. You should build it near the sea( at sea shore ),the person who will be launched , will fall into water ,so there is no risk any more

[@altnarrative]

Skip to 5:44

[@cherryscarlett]

_something like this is too 'long range' to be useful in defense of your camp, its design is a very large war slingshot but fired by heavy weights pulling it down, using centrifugal force centered around the main, pyramidal 'double ladder' shaped frame_

[@hyperspacejester7377]

That landscape is awesome... where is this?

[@Goat04]

Can’t say for sure, but it looks an awful lot like Central Utah.

[@mike1olsen]

I am thinking of using your machine as a model for mine. My question is what did you use for the axle rods? What are they made of and what diametet? I think I can figure out the rest.Thanks.

[@mike1olsen]

I mean "diameter".

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

Hey, go for it! Are you building full scale? The axles on my machine are hickory. Box axle is 3.5" dia round. Main axle is 3.5" *5.5" in the span, 3.5" round on the ends. Using wooden axles is dangerous. I have broken the main axle several times. If you want to use more than 1k lbs counterweight, increase these axle cross sections, or reinforce them with heat-shrunk iron banding. Try to make axle spans as short as possible so the forces are in shear and not bending. My box axle is very short and the box wraps closely around the throwing arm, so it has held up well because forces are in shear. The box axle is two feet long, main axle is 4 feet. But the actual span of the main axle is two feet.

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

You should join the texas trebuchet group on Facebook. Lots of experienced people with good advice.

[@mike1olsen]

@@MedievalTrebuchet Thanks for the FB invite. I am thinking of using steel water pipe for axle. Think that will work?

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

@@mike1olsen depends on the gauge and size of the pipe and your desired counterweight. If you want a counterweight in the thousands of pounds (as opposed to hundreds) then a solid bar is needed basically. I think the guys on the FB group ran some calculations for my machine once and, if we wanted to drop a metric ton with a steel axle, it would need to be at least 2.5" dia. solid.

[@tomedy_official]

By the time it's all sets and ready to launch the enemy would already reach you lol

[@gyrsriddle]

I’m sensing a Darwin Award in this guy’s future.

[@victorcarcioppolo1852]

I would have liked to see the projectile landing. How far it went and/or what the intended target was. I saw the Smithsonian medieval trebuchet video that was quite impressive. The stone hit the intended target, a mock fortress wall and took out about 1/4 of it.

[@bradb.4570]

Very nice! I would be so scared to load that thing under tension

[@samuellourenco1050]

A Trebuchet is a better design than a catapult. It uses gravity instead of elastic energy. Simpler and much less wear and tear.

[@cqazyfn7]

This guy should have 1000000 subs

[@treverbelmont8393]

How did you get the thing to fire like that by pulling a rope i cant put my head around it

[@TheFormActually]

the only thing I've wondered is how far does it go.... never shown....

[@TheFormActually]

but it does in kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZWuhntrbZmgqLs

[@skeets6060]

I would like to see the build on this!

[@WhereWhatHuh]

So, what's the sustained rate of fire? (just kidding, put down that arbalest...)

[@angelenerose6515]

My only question how do they move these things

[@Capt_Killingfield]

Thats awesome. This is exactly what I want to do on my family's 163 acres in New Mexico. One thing: If you were to place a metal bar sticking out of the tip of the boom where the loose loop of your sling attaches, a bar that could be adjusted fore/aft, you can change the timing of the release throughout the launch arc, i.e. changing the distance of the throw. You probably already knew that?

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

Hi! I hope you get to build one in New Mexico. Yes, we had an adjustable pin setup in 2018 but I wanted to try old-school with just the rope and wood last year. I'm going back to the adjustable pin in 2020 because the wood method works but is a one-time use thing (to adjust pin angle you can only remove wood).

[@MrHedgefrog]

Can you buy these on E-bay?

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

I don't think so, but if you want a trebuchet that is a bit smaller these ones are for sale: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5qWpap4o9Oaqq8

[@fab050753]

Neighbours....don't argue with this guy ...

[@heyubob7559]

Do u have coffee table version? I love it

[@gregkral4467]

irhgt on dude, the people may need to start using these again...

[@Daylon91]

Now if you were to put wheels on your trebuchete you would increase the range and momentum like what the Arab engineers found out.