(http://www.stormthecastle.com/images/catapult/completedcatapult.jpg)
This is what it's supposed to look like. It can launch anything that fits in the basket. :)
That include you?
trebuchets are cooler
Quote from: Blaziken on October 12, 2007, 06:18:02 PM
That include you?
From the looks of it, not even a newborn can fit inside ;_;
Fire Grapefruits at passing cars.
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:26:21 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:25:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on October 12, 2007, 06:18:02 PM
That include you?
From the looks of it, not even a newborn can fit inside ;_;
It's a tabletop catapult.
I've made something similar to that before, except I had no instructions or source (I made it up as I went along), I just bought planks of wood from Home Depot and had them nailed together. Added a few notches for the launching mechanism, and attached some stretchy rope thing.
I turned it in as a project in 6th grade and it was the most unique design out of all of them, simply because everybody else used some other type of catapult requiring its string to be cut.
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:31:22 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:26:21 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:25:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on October 12, 2007, 06:18:02 PM
That include you?
From the looks of it, not even a newborn can fit inside ;_;
It's a tabletop catapult.
I've made something similar to that before, except I had no instructions or source (I made it up as I went along), I just bought planks of wood from Home Depot and had them nailed together. Added a few notches for the launching mechanism, and attached some stretchy rope thing.
I turned it in as a project in 6th grade and it was the most unique design out of all of them.
I'm guessing the other ones didn't work?
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:33:02 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:31:22 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:26:21 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:25:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on October 12, 2007, 06:18:02 PM
That include you?
From the looks of it, not even a newborn can fit inside ;_;
It's a tabletop catapult.
I've made something similar to that before, except I had no instructions or source (I made it up as I went along), I just bought planks of wood from Home Depot and had them nailed together. Added a few notches for the launching mechanism, and attached some stretchy rope thing.
I turned it in as a project in 6th grade and it was the most unique design out of all of them.
I'm guessing the other ones didn't work?
They were one-time use things, because you destroy the string when launching :\
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:33:42 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:33:02 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:31:22 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:26:21 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:25:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on October 12, 2007, 06:18:02 PM
That include you?
From the looks of it, not even a newborn can fit inside ;_;
It's a tabletop catapult.
I've made something similar to that before, except I had no instructions or source (I made it up as I went along), I just bought planks of wood from Home Depot and had them nailed together. Added a few notches for the launching mechanism, and attached some stretchy rope thing.
I turned it in as a project in 6th grade and it was the most unique design out of all of them.
I'm guessing the other ones didn't work?
They were one-time use things, because you destroy the string when launching :\
Tape anyone?
Go work for Bungie, then.
They need one to launch people into the Sun if they're going to accomplish their goal of World Domination.
Quote from: Nine 1 One on October 12, 2007, 06:19:18 PM
trebuchets are cooler
true, but they aren't as easy to make.
(http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/courses/egr111/trebuchet.jpg)
trebuchet action
Quote from: Pokesamrus on October 12, 2007, 06:52:18 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:33:42 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:33:02 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:31:22 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:26:21 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:25:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on October 12, 2007, 06:18:02 PM
That include you?
From the looks of it, not even a newborn can fit inside ;_;
It's a tabletop catapult.
I've made something similar to that before, except I had no instructions or source (I made it up as I went along), I just bought planks of wood from Home Depot and had them nailed together. Added a few notches for the launching mechanism, and attached some stretchy rope thing.
I turned it in as a project in 6th grade and it was the most unique design out of all of them.
I'm guessing the other ones didn't work?
They were one-time use things, because you destroy the string when launching :\
Tape anyone?
Tape can't withstand stress so the max power with tape is like 1/20 what it was the first time.
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:58:46 PM
Quote from: Pokesamrus on October 12, 2007, 06:52:18 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:33:42 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:33:02 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:31:22 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on October 12, 2007, 06:26:21 PM
Quote from: bluaki on October 12, 2007, 06:25:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on October 12, 2007, 06:18:02 PM
That include you?
From the looks of it, not even a newborn can fit inside ;_;
It's a tabletop catapult.
I've made something similar to that before, except I had no instructions or source (I made it up as I went along), I just bought planks of wood from Home Depot and had them nailed together. Added a few notches for the launching mechanism, and attached some stretchy rope thing.
I turned it in as a project in 6th grade and it was the most unique design out of all of them.
I'm guessing the other ones didn't work?
They were one-time use things, because you destroy the string when launching :\
Tape anyone?
Tape can't withstand stress so the max power with tape is like 1/20 what it was the first time.
Duct Tape? Tabletop catapult doesn't apply that much weight/stress.