The Claw of Archimedes was used as ...

irrigation tool
weapon that protected Syracuse
buoyancy test
locksmith's tool
Archimedes devised defensive devices to counter the Roman efforts including a huge crane operated hook – the Claw of Archimedes – that was used to lift the enemy ships out of the sea before dropping them to their doom.
Ts
0
Correct this question
5
Very interesting!
reach: rather globalancient Greeceancient historyAncient inventionsArchimedeshistoryinventions

Answers by country

irrigation tool
weapon that protected Syracuse
buoyancy test
locksmith's tool
answers
flagEgypt
0%
84%
7%
0%
13
flagAustralia
33%
61%
2%
0%
39
flagFrance
17%
60%
8%
13%
23
flagEstonia
30%
60%
0%
10%
10
flagGermany
17%
54%
11%
16%
599
flagSwitzerland
9%
54%
13%
21%
51
flagAustria
21%
53%
11%
12%
117
flagthe Netherlands
13%
52%
13%
17%
23
flagCanada
17%
50%
17%
10%
28
flagIsrael
42%
50%
0%
0%
14
flagGreece
21%
46%
17%
14%
28
flagthe United States
22%
45%
15%
13%
144
flagItaly
5%
42%
10%
42%
19
flagPoland
17%
39%
20%
22%
5440
flagRepublic of Ireland
39%
39%
10%
10%
28
flagthe United Kingdom
29%
37%
11%
20%
172
flagIndia
33%
35%
17%
13%
45
flagSpain
25%
25%
12%
37%
16
flagRussia
50%
10%
20%
10%
10