Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for April 30, 2021

How did you get it back?

It’s important to police your brass. But I never heard of policing up the downrange ammo!

Bear in mind, that’s going to alter the aerodynamic properties of the boulder. Depending on how the bucket’s threaded, it might impart a curve to the trajectory and you’ll want to take that into account along with launch angle and distance.

Recycling in the middle ages. How enlightening.

“Go and boil your bottoms! Son of a silly person. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberry. I’ll fart in your general direction. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time.”

We probably should clean our weapons (and ammo) more often.

Looks like they’ve gathered some Moss. And some Reed.

How many times do I have to tell you? Catapults are anti-personnel weapons. Trebuchets are siege weapons. Peter Jackson got that wrong in LotR.

Reduce (to ruin), Reuse (enemy ammo), Recycle (defeated armies into your own).

how can you tell?

We used to reload our own ammo but there were never any deer or rabbits stuck to them.

“Nah, it’s cool. Just scrape ‘em off and it’s good as new. The King is on this recycling kick…”

Rolling Stones.

The castle guards thwapped it back…

May no rock go unturned.

Reduce, reuse, recycle! The supply of rocks won’t last forever. Or, hmm….

My friend grew up on a dairy farm. Occasionally in the barn they’d make a cow stand up, and find a flattened barn cat where she’d been laying.

Early version of those sling shot rides at amusement parks.

Waste not, want not

Recycling Center at Trebuchet’s R Us!

That thing’s got a heck of a range. Just now noticing the airborne boulder over the castle.

Seems like the peasants are getting boulder…

Ten cents a rock when returned. What a deal.