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Vinegar was a secret artillery weapon.
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00:00The Roman ballista snaps under extreme tension, threatening to crush the crew instantly.
00:06How did Roman engineers use cold water to temper and tune bronze torsion springs for maximum artillery power?
00:14Cold water is too drastic, instantly shattering the superheated bronze under extreme mechanical stress.
00:22Artillerymen lubricate the tension frames with olive oil and water mixtures to reduce destructive friction.
00:28This rapid cooling technique adjusts the tension precisely before the ballista fires.
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