Catapult maker William Gurstelle on History Channel
MAKE contributing editor William Gurstelle, author of the fantastic DIY book Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices, will be on the History Channel's "Man, Moment, Machine" show on October 31.
Shown here: William's catapult, which he calls "Ludgar, the Warwolf," hurling two gasoline soaked softballs across a parking lot.
The show is about Alexander the Great and his pioneering use of catapults in warfare. Link
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