(shamelessly stolen from an imgur dump)

  • csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk
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    11 months ago

    Excuse me, the meme very clearly specifies it is a form of ballista since it works off of bent spring power

    • hobovision@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      The meme is fucking wrong.

      Catapults and ballistas are different, not because of how they store the energy, but how the throw the projectile. A catapult throws it off a holder and a ballista shoots in down a track.

      It’s a goddamn catapult. I will not tolerate factual inaccuracy for the sake of a funny meme.