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Catapult Engineering

Creative Technology Laboratory. Catapult Engineering. Catapult Engineering. The evil, vile, scurrilous Dark Shadow have laid siege to our home base. Our people do not have the soda and candy they need. The Problem. Build-It-Yourself.com. Catapult Engineering.

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Catapult Engineering

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  1. Creative Technology Laboratory Catapult Engineering

  2. Catapult Engineering The evil, vile, scurrilous Dark Shadow have laid siege to our home base. Our people do not have the soda and candy they need. The Problem Build-It-Yourself.com

  3. Catapult Engineering Build a catapult to launch candy over the heads of the Dark Shadow so our people will have all the candy they need. The Mission Build-It-Yourself.com

  4. Catapult Engineering Archimedes is often credited with inventing the catapult around 200BC He invented the screw to remove water in a ship’s hull. He measured the mass per volume of the king’s gold crown. “Give me a lever long enough and a place to mount a fulcrum, a place to stand and I will move the earth.” The History Build-It-Yourself.com

  5. Catapult Engineering Medieval times (fifth to fifteenth centuries) were full of wars between kingdoms. The History Build-It-Yourself.com

  6. Catapult Engineering The counterweight trebuchet appeared in both Christian and Muslim lands around the Mediterranean in the 12th century. It could fling projectiles weighing up to 350 pounds (160 kg) at or into enemy fortifications. The History Build-It-Yourself.com

  7. Catapult Engineering Catapults Mangonel Siege Artillery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi4p8ZR4n28 Perier Siege Artillery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfzFnLOpZYM English Trebuchet Replica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR26RMI9T8c Largest Trebuchet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN18I-RBVm4 Pumpkin Chucker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC6RJxFEMfY Build-It-Yourself.com

  8. Catapult Engineering Catapult Distance Function of: • Arm length • Projectile weight • Arm force • Angle of release Arm length Projectile weight Angle of release Arm force Angle of release

  9. Catapult Engineering Catapults Sling shot catapult made from cardboard, straws, coffee stirrer sticks and rubber bands Build-It-Yourself.com

  10. Catapult Engineering Catapults Trebuchet catapult made from LEGO Build-It-Yourself.com

  11. Catapult Engineering Catapults Sling shot catapult made from green branches cut from the woods. Build-It-Yourself.com

  12. Catapult Engineering Catapults Trebouchet catapult made from branches cut from the woods. Build-It-Yourself.com

  13. Catapult Engineering Project Plan Lab Book Problem / Mission View catapult videos Document history Build cardboard, coffee stirrer stick, rubber band catapult Run distance and accuracy tests Document factors that determine distance Present and document ‘problem solving tricks’ Build catapult from branches Run distance and accuracy tests Build LEGO trebuchet catapult Run distance and accuracy tests Build wood trebuchet catapult Run distance and accuracy tests Present and document ‘presenting ideas’ Build-It-Yourself.com

  14. Catapult Engineering Trebuchet Plans Arm stop Bucket of rocks weight Catapult arm Trigger Projectile Structure Build-It-Yourself.com

  15. Catapult Engineering Trebuchet Plans Side View Front View

  16. Catapult Engineering Trebuchet Plans Arm stop Catapult arm Trigger Structure Bucket of rocks weight Rope Projectile Build-It-Yourself.com

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