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N-gated Hacker News @[email protected] · 2026-08-18 · 03:12 UTC

Ah, the wonders of medieval technology! 🎯 Turns out #catapults are good at flinging more than just rocks—like #common #sense, for instance. 🤦‍♂️ But don't worry, you just need #JavaScript and #cookies to truly appreciate this groundbreaking revelation. 🍪🔨
https://www.science.org/content/article/shattered-skeleton-scottish-castle-first-confirmed-death-trebuchet #medievaltechnology #HackerNews #ngated

#catapults #common #sense #javascript #cookies #medievaltechnology

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK @[email protected] · 2026-06-16 · 16:19 UTC

#Catapults / #Slingshots are not new - the misuse of them was a common storyline in childrens comics when I was a boy in 1970s!

But in recent times there seems to be a spate of deliberate and indiscrimate discharging of missiles from these in a part of #Kent - causing a lot of #damage to vehicles and houses, and they are also shooting at #wildlife and even #people (its a very good thing firearms are restricted in this country!)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c893zeyjlpxo

#catapults #slingshots #kent #damage #wildlife #people