Watch a homemade medieval trebuchet fling a ball of fire into the night sky. The counterweight drops, the arm swings, and a flaming projectile arcs across the darkness like a slow-motion firework.

On 25 May 2013, Noel Preece, 12, and Grayson Preece, 9, launched their first payload from a 14-foot trebuchet they engineered and constructed during the final two weeks of their unique homeschooling ...

Students at Bettendorf High School will be competing with their peers from Pleasant Valley and Dubuque High schools in a trebuchet contest. The challenge that each group set to solve was getting their ...

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - Students from five area high schools gathered at Bettendorf High School Friday morning for a fun engineering competition. They put their skills to the test by launching eggs ...

Mark Harris loads a pumpkin onto a catapult (trebuchet) Saturday at Washington State College of Ohio in Marietta during the second annual Pumpkin Chuckin’ event. Organizers wanted to show off aspects ...

The thunderous crack of a medieval trebuchet launching its projectile echoes across the field, drawing gasps of excitement from onlookers witnessing history come alive. This isn't a Hollywood movie ...