The Trebuchet Can Opener™

Open Cans Via Low Earth Orbit.

90 KG BEANS DANGERBAKE CAUTION
$3,499.99 $2,199.99
★★★★★ 4.7/5 (1,066 reviews)

Key Features

  • Medieval-authentic oak and hemp rope construction
  • 90kg counterweight (sold separately)
  • Orbital launch trajectory (400km altitude)
  • Satellite-bounce lid removal technology
  • Automatic can retrieval (~3 mile landing zone)
  • UNESCO World Heritage application pending
Do not operate within 3 miles of an airport, school, or planet you care about.

Why The Trebuchet Can Opener™?

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Medieval-Authentic Construction

Hand-hewn oak frame and hand-braided hemp rope, built to the same specifications that launched 90kg projectiles at castle walls in 1304. Now it launches your chickpeas into the mesosphere. History meets convenience.

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Orbital Launch Trajectory

Each can achieves a precise 400km altitude — just enough to enter low Earth orbit, kiss the thermosphere, and return with its lid cleanly removed by the sheer violence of re-entry. Physics does the work.

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Satellite-Bounce Technology

Our patented Satellite-Bounce™ system ricochets cans off decommissioned satellites (and occasionally active ones — sorry, ESA) to strip lids at Mach 25. The can returns opened, sterilized, and mildly radioactive.

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Global Can Retrieval

Cans land within an approximate 3-mile radius. Our optional GPS Retrieval Drone (sold separately) will locate your opened can in any terrain, body of water, or neighboring country it happens to land in.

90kg Counterweight System

The heart of the trebuchet: a 90kg lead counterweight that can launch a standard 400g can over 300 meters straight up — and then physics handles the remaining 399.6 kilometers. Counterweight sold separately due to shipping restrictions.

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UNESCO Heritage Application

We’ve submitted the Trebuchet Can Opener for UNESCO World Heritage status on the grounds that it preserves medieval siege technology for modern domestic use. UNESCO has responded with three cease-and-desist letters, which we consider progress.

See It In Action

DB DANGERBAKE BEANS BEAN RELEASE! BONK! PERFECT!

Technical Specifications

Dimensions 14 ft L × 22 ft H × 6 ft W (assembled)
Weight 1,800 lbs (without counterweight)
Counterweight 90kg lead (sold separately)
Launch Velocity 7.8 km/s (orbital insertion speed)
Can Altitude ~400km (low Earth orbit)
Retrieval Radius ~3 miles (weather dependent)
Construction Hand-hewn oak, hemp rope, iron fittings
Required Permits 7 (none currently granted)

Destruction Testimonials

★★★★★

"Launched a can of chickpeas at 4 AM. Found it opened in my neighbor's birdbath three miles away. The chickpeas were still inside. Incredible engineering."

— Gerald T.
★★★★★

"My wife moved out after the first launch. But every can in this house is perfectly opened. I see this as an absolute win."

— Dale M.
★★★★☆

"The 90kg counterweight fell through two floors and is now in my basement. On the bright side, the can of tomato soup achieved orbit exactly as described."

— Sharon K.
★★★☆☆

"I have received phone calls from the FAA, the FCC, NASA, and two foreign embassies. The cans are opened, though. They are beautifully opened."

— Arthur P.
★★★★★

"Launched a can of tuna from my backyard in Ohio. It landed opened in a field outside Lisbon, Portugal. I don't know how to get my tuna back but I respect this product deeply."

— Brenda C.
★★★★★

"UNESCO sent a cease-and-desist, then a second one, then a third. I've framed all three next to the trebuchet. The whole collection brings me more joy than any opened can ever could."

— Professor Hugh W.

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