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Trials and Trebuchets

At a basketball court in Bushwick, DIY catapult enthusiasts go off

By Duncan Ballantine

March 26, 2022 · 4 min read

Trials and Trebuchets
Arts & Culture

Trials and Trebuchets

At a basketball court in Bushwick, DIY catapult enthusiasts go off

Duncan Ballantine
· 4 min read
Trials and Trebuchets

It was a brisk, cloudy spring Sunday when the armies assembled. Shortly after noon, the trebuchets took the field and began their siege preparations. On command, counterweights dropped, slings whipped through the air, and projectiles hurled down, to the sound of cheers and ovations.

But this wasn’t a medieval battlefield. It was a basketball court in Bushwick. The mighty catapults were actually miniature mockups and the payloads…

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