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Street-Fighting Astrophysics!

Professor Kevin Kimball, BS

U.S.N.- Retired

TREBUCHET !

pulling the

winch cable

setting the

winch cable

winding up . . . . .

and

winding up . . .

. . .and winding up

"Is it beer-thirty yet?"

clearing the shroud lines on the sling (very important!)

setting the

firing pin . . .

. . . fully cocked!

loading the

projectile. . .

. . . locked and loaded!

"FIRE IN THE HOLE!"

PULL!

. . . beginning launch . . .

.. . and . . .

. . IN FLIGHT !

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my very special thanks to Jillian Olivares-Wiels

for these wonderful images!

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