Ballistas, for those who don’t know, this was a type of ancient siege weapon that used tension to fire extremely large bolts of wood through, or at city walls. After creating a Ballista for Research and Design, I now firmly believe that owning or a large scale ballista would be extremely beneficial for peoples day to day life.
- Fun Family Project
You see in research and design we made a very small ballista, in two weeks. On the other hand, I’m sure some research somewhere shows that people don’t spend enough time with their families. I believe Ballistas are the answer. What binds together a family more than a large multipurpose project? Nothing!
- Protection
If you have one of these things on top of your house, let’s be honest here, no one is going to approach your property. Do the thing that older people love doing, such as sitting on their porch watching people walking their dog, or speeding down the road, except do in next to a Ballista. I can almost guarantee that this will make your neighborhood more safe than it’s ever been. Along with this, with everyone participating in senior assassins, a mounted ballista on your roof would be the perfect defense. Just place a water balloon in the place where a 20 Pound bolt would go, and then from the safety of your roof fire away at your enemies. Along with this, a life-size ballista could also be used for most creative kill.
- Aesthetic Appeal
Let’s be honest here, a lot of people go to Europe to see castles, as they are one of the greatest forms of architecture to ever exist. What do castles have… Ballistas! I see no more reasoning needed for one.
- Cost-effective
By creating the ballista, you will have less reason to travel to Europe, saving a lot of money. Along with this, the ballista costs less than other home security systems as it is all solar-powered (In the way that you don’t actually need any power for it, it’s a medieval weapon after all…). Along with this most things can be written off taxes, so I’m sure this large scale of a project can be written off
- Great for parties
I can see no better ways to impress your guests than a war machine mounted on your roof. Along with this you can launch fireworks out at absurdly fasts speeds, and launch footballs and frisbees out of it to see who can go the farthest to catch it. There is no greater feat to write on your resume than “Caught a frisbee launched by a ballista”, now that is what we call real-world experience.
- Disclaimer
Most of the things that I said in this short post about Ballistas is inaccurate, due to the long load time of the Ballistas, it is only useful against home invasions that consist of one person. The Ballista will not actually save you any money (Not like that stops people). And I very much so regret to inform you that the Ballista is a brilliant party trick, but it does have certain Limitations
- Disclaimer Disclaimer
I am not a lawyer, nor do I believe Ballistas are legal, although I doubt that it’s specifically written in law so it doesn’t hurt to try. I just really like Ballistas…
I wholeheardetly concur with the conclusions made in this informative blog. In fact, I’ve currently installed seven on my deck alone, as the Gauls have been a bit rowdier during my legion’s winter. I believe the Ballista from Black Ops II also applies all the same here.