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Energy of a Trebuchet
One may wonder how a trebuchet may be so destructive. This section highlights the physics of a trebuchet at an introductory level without mathematical rigor. If a physicist - or anyone who is truly interested - wanted to rigorously analyze a trebuchet one would most likely consider Lagrangian and Hamiltonian techniques.
 * $$E = T + V$$

Where T is the Kinetic Energy and V the Potential Energy