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Gonna party like it's 1399
A tale of two Texans, a toilet, and a trebuchet named Thor
Up in the sky over Texas, all manner of objects are taking flight, the awe-inspiring handiwork of a terrifying ancient machine. Video footage from the medieval launching pad, where Baby Thor rules, and the beer is always cold.

Video from "The Thor Project"
The wind-up, the pitch: Baby Thor in action. (440k, .avi)
An airborne commode logs some impressive hang time (370k, .avi)
The true inspiration behind "The biggest siege weapon in history" (603k, .avi)
Warning: video clips may take several minutes to download

"We'd like to think we're doing something important," say Richard Clifford and John Quincy. "But we're not."

Craving more of Thor? See "It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Case of Spam!" from the August 1995 issue of Outside magazine.





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