The deadly war catapult could shoot a concrete ball over 200 yards and was very effective in a lot of battles. This machine was made by Kurt Suleski and would be at an estimate‚ 16 ft long and would fire a rock that would weigh about 9.6 lbs. In the modern day‚ this siege
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The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. Most roller coasters consist of some basic parts: a chain lift‚ a catapult launch-lift (in newer coasters)‚ and some type of brake mechanism. The first roller coaster originated in the early 80’s in Russia‚ it was built under the orders of a Russian empress named Catherine the Great in the Garden of Oranienbaum a Russian royal residence located in Saint Petersburg. Roller coasters work by using
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are better known as anthrax‚ smallpox‚ and ricin (Medicine Net). These are just three of the biological agents. Bioterrorism has been around since the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (Pbs.org). People back then would load diseased corpses onto catapults and launch them at their enemies. It was a common theory that the bad stench of the bodies is what got people sick and full of disease. During the American Revolution‚ it was thought that the British forced smallpox
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with 400 pieces of prepared lumber. Sometimes the Lord does work in mysterious ways." Everyone began working to build these towers that would consist of catapults‚ shields‚ and bridges. Finally‚ the towers were completed‚ and the final attack of the holy land was on July 13‚ 1099. The towers proved to be a huge asset‚ as they were able to catapult huge rocks into the wall. This caused parts of the wall to collapse and along with the rocks they hurled fire. Both sides were using fire and the fire would
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In 1993‚ after enjoying continuous explosive growth for 10 years‚ Dell absented from the portable computer market because of its informality in product development. Though delivered several successful products with a free-wheeling development structure in the early nineties‚ the company suffered from the inconsistent process and the unpredictable result. Several other problems involved the depressing performance in the retail market‚ the lack of capable senior management and early setback in portable
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clearly demonstrates Aurelius’ pure confidence in his son and disproves any notion that he would deny him the title of Emperor of Rome. Also this opening sequence harbors some errors in Roman warfare. Firstly and probably most obvious is the use of catapults. There is no
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SAEINDIA SAE Student Convention Welcome to Aero-modeling using Paper Wings! Paper Airplane models for college students! Enjoy Learn and align with Curriculum September 2008 Paper Wings Guidelines This may look ridiculous and appear to be a child’s play. As you use the kit and build your first plane‚ you will realize that it is not all that simple. Soon you will learn to make the plane to fly and discover the joy of flying. In the process you will learn the nuances of flying intuitively. This
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Imagine a place where nobody could get water. And even the people who did often died due to contamination. People had to deal with that‚ until the Romans came along. The Romans solved this problem by building aqueducts along the whole city‚ providing clean water to everyone. The Romans pushed the boundaries of engineering‚ much farther than anyone before their time. They made aqueducts‚ concrete‚ they built roads‚ better bridges‚ the Colosseum‚ revolutionized the arch‚ and many more things. Aqueducts
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I. Company Description Sony Corporation is a multinational corporation and it is one of the world ’s largest media conglomerates founded in Tokyo‚ Japan. One of its divisions Sony Electronics is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics‚ video‚ communications‚ and information technology products for both the consumer and professional markets. Sony Corporation is the parent company of the Sony Group and is operating in business through its six operating segments: including Electronics‚ Games
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Genghis Khan Power was the main thing everyone wanted to have. Obtaining it was another problem. For example‚ leaders gained power through those who followed them and if no one did‚ they could not be a leader. They had to be able to succeed in hardships and be able to go through difficulty in order to gain popularity and power. An example of a leader who earned his power by displaying his ability of making strategies that encouraged people to join him on his conquests and expeditions was Alexander
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