The Big Chill influenced the TV series thirtysomething. Earlier, however, the movie was directly adapted for television as the short-lived 1985 CBS comedy-drama series Hometown.
Description and Medieval Trebuchet Design One of the Medieval siege weapons used during the Middle Ages was the Trebuchet. The Trebuchet was an invaluable Medieval siege attack weapon, similar to a catapult, which was used for hurling heavy stones to smash castle or city walls.
This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. In the time of Thomas Edison we used pocelain insulators knob and tube system. Rick DeLair shows us a working model with cleats, tubes and a 100+ year old light bulb with switch. John Harnden explains the influence of Czech pottery makers (Cermak Family) on development of insulators. 1  Science & Technology. 2  Standard YouTube License.