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Rebuilding a 300 BC repeating crossbow using hand tools and bamboo

This experiment set out to recreate an ancient Chinese repeating crossbow using historically plausible materials and hand-forged components. By carving the wooden stock, shaping a bamboo bow, forging ...
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Testing Leonardo da Vinci’s repeating crossbow design through reconstruction

I attempted to recreated one of DaVinci's crazier war machines, a 16 crossbow wheel machine gun. Will it work?
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The Best Ways to Make (and Flavor) Popcorn

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Brewers' William Contreras Announces Personal News Before MLB Season

The Milwaukee Brewers have had one of the quieter offseasons in MLB as they head into 2026 hoping to recapture the regular season success that carried them to 97 wins last year, the most in the league ...
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Everything You Need to Make Pasta at Home, According to Our Resident Pasta-Obsessive

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