Primitive but lethal! The medieval siege catapult, on which this model is based, was used to hurl heavy stones over the moats and walls of enemy castles. Spies who had been captured and killed were returned to the castle via catapult too. Sometimes this ingenious war machine was used to sling rotting horse carcasses into beseiged towns in hopes of causing disease.

You won't be able to hurl dead horses with this catapult, but you can use it to lob paper clips, erasers, candy, lego men, or g.i.joe across the room. Your missiles will go surprisingly far, so be careful where you aim!