Knievel's Medieval Invention

Not realizing what he had invented, because he was "put away," Evil's friend Houdini, was having a field day, the catapult machine was not only used as a weapon of war, but also for people who wanted to travel far, especially wanting to visit their folks on the holidays, thats when catapulting people became the fashion back in the day, the wooden round tub, holding up to 2 people at a time, there they got catapulted with their luggage, flying through mid air, wearing an armored helmet, sailing over Piccadilly Square, there were some injuries with people crash landing on rooftops, and also some catastrophies with some sailing into trees, they didn't mind the "what if's?" because they'd get there at breakneck speed, and with 90% of the travelers surviving which was good news in any event, but just in case the travelers started buying, catapulting travelers life insurance.