And omg it's the feckin' Warwolf that did it. Of course it is. Longshanks fired the thing after they'd surrendered cause he'd just had it made; what's the point of building the biggest baddest weapon ever if you're not going to use it? (Surrender was accepted after Edward got to play with new toy.)
Andrew Curry@andrewcurry.com · 18h agoThe man's skeletal injuries looked like a train hit him, but he died in 1304 CE. At #ppa26Berlin last week, @uniofbradford.bsky.social scientist Jo Buckberry concluded he was likely whacked by a flying boulder, making him the first confirmed trebuchet death in the archaeological record. @science.org
![3 panels from a comic book adaptation of "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (Adapted for Weird Fantasy, vol. 2, #17 by Albert Feldstein, Wally Wood, and Marie Severin)
Panel 1: [Narration] Somewhere in the walls, relays clicked...Memory tapes glided under electric eyes...
[A speech bubble emerges from a speaker in the wall of a room in an empty house] "Today is August 4, 2026! Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday! Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage! Insurance is payable...as are the water, gas, and light bills..."
Panel 2: [Narration] The voice clock sounded again...
[A speech bubble looms over the exterior of the house] "Eight-one! Tick-tock! Eight-one o'clock! Off to school! Off to work! Run! Run! Eight-one..."
Panel 3: [Narration] But no doors slammed, no carpets took the soft tread of rubber heels. It was raining again outside. The weather-box on the front door sang quietly."
[Speech bubble from the weather-box] "Rain, rain, go away! Rubbers, raincoats for today!"
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