Editing Trebuchet (section)

===Developments===
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Although rarely used as a weapon today, trebuchets maintain the interest of professional and hobbyist engineers. One modern technological development, especially for the competitive pumpkin-hurling events, is the "[[Floating arm trebuchet|floating arms]]" design.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=November 24, 2010 |title=Punkin Chunkin 2010- Tired Iron |medium=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZHnqhOHcs | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211195440/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZHnqhOHcs| archive-date=2013-12-11 | url-status=dead|access-date=March 7, 2015 |format=YouTube |time=1:17 |location=Hancock, NH |publisher=The Science Channel }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2024|reason=Youtube is not a reliable source [[WP:RSPYT]]}} Instead of using the traditional axle fixed to a frame, these devices are mounted on wheels that roll on a track parallel to the ground, with a counterweight that falls directly downward upon release, allowing for greater efficiency by increasing the proportion of energy transferred to the projectile.<ref name=FAT>{{cite web | url = http://www.trebuchet.com/firstfat | title = The Original Floating Arm Trebuchet | website = Trebuchet.com | location = New Braunfels, TX | author = RLT Industries | access-date = May 3, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100503211719/http://www.trebuchet.com/firstfat | archive-date = May 3, 2010 }}</ref> A more radical design; Jonathan, Orion, and Emmerson Stapleton's "walking arm",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instructables.com/id/Worlds-Simplest-and-Newest-Trebuchet-Walking-Arm-T/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908024023/https://www.instructables.com/id/Worlds-Simplest-and-Newest-Trebuchet-Walking-Arm-T/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-09-08|title=World's Simplest and Newest Trebuchet (Walking Arm Trebuchet) : 17 Steps (with Pictures)|date=2019-09-08|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref> described as ''"a stick falling over with a huge counterweight on top of the stick"''<ref name=vermont>{{Cite web|url=http://vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com/2018/10/results-of-10th-annual-vermont-pumpkin.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308001711/http://vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com/2018/10/results-of-10th-annual-vermont-pumpkin.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-08|title=Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival: Results of the 10th annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin Festival|last=Jb|date=2018-10-03|website=Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref> debuted in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-final-results-and-report-for-8th.html|title=Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival: The Final Results and Report for the 8th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival on Sept. 25th, 2016|last=Jb|date=2016-09-29|website=Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref> and in 2018 won both the Grand Champion Best Design and Middleweight Open Division of the 10th annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin Festival.<ref name=vermont/> Another recent development is the "flywheel trebuchet",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stanton |first1=Tom |title=Flywheel Trebuchet |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVT5i4nhIGs | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/RVT5i4nhIGs| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=10 October 2020 |date=Sep 24, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2024|reason=Youtube is not a reliable source [[WP:RSPYT]]}} in which a flywheel is spun into rapid rotation to build up momentum before release.