Thursday, July 24, 2008
A name for a trebuchet
We have been deliberating about a name for our upcoming trebuchet for some time now. We have gone from a historical perspective like Alexander or Philip to a fun name, something having to do with a barn. We finally, without really thinking about it, came up with Telos. It's a Greek word, generally used in philosophy, meaning the ultimate purpose of something. For example, the Telos of a knife might be to cut. For us, the Telos of Oakland Ballistics was to get to Punkin' Chunkin' and our machine will fulfill that purpose. We will see you there.
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