Engineer accelerates projectile to supersonic speed using a trebuchet

Engineer Tom Stanton designed a high-tech trebuchet to launch a projectile at supersonic speed.

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The device uses a 40 kg counterweight to achieve this performance.

This experiment highlights the potential of advanced mechanical technologies.

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