How to Build a Mini Catapult Straight From the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci

In his supernumerary time — which was presumably limited — Leonardo da Vinci was fond of drawing plans for gismo and weaponry , most of which were never really make . But with a few common items , it ’s easy to bring his dual - armed trebuchet to lifetime .

Even at such a small scale it ’s easy to see that da Vinci was on to something . His pattern is n’t nearly as heavy , cumbersome , or unmanageable to go off as , say , atrebuchet . But elegant as they may be , there ’s no historical record of these siege weapon ever being made during da Vinci ’s lifespan . Probably because the discovery of gunpowder made this a passably unsexy prospect .

Although these especial plans fromMist8kare scaled down for background use , the principle is levelheaded at larger sizes . That say , we ’re not responsible for if you beam a bowling ball through your neighbor ’s ceiling .