On Explosive Cats

The advent of gunpowder and explosives in Europe during the late Middle Ages was revolutionary, and armies experimented with various ways to make effective use of the new technology.

Sometimes these experiments were a little bizarre.

Check out his fascinating article on the many appearances of cat and bird "bombs" in antique manuscripts!

http://uniqueatpenn.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/a-rocket-cat-early-modern-explosives-treatises-at-penn/