So at the Wisconsin Renaissance Faire -- which, as you may know, I'm taking part in as a singer & actor -- we launch rotten cantaloupe. Why, you ask? For fun! They did it in 1346, after all.
What I'm talking about is the trebuchet (a French word, pronounced "treh-byew-SHAY") meaning "very bucket." It's similar to a catapult, but somewhat different in design. And several times each day of the Wisconsin Renaissance Faire, we launch a cantaloupe. It's really a ton of fun. In fact, here are a couple clips from YouTube of the trebuchet:
