I need to build a catapult or trebuchet for physics and I would like to do so without spending too much money.
2006-11-14 13:10:08 · 5 answers · asked by softballangel612 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It should be on the smaller to medium size and should be able to catapult a golf ball. It should be able to catapult about 10 feet, i believe.
2006-11-14 13:15:52 · update #1
My daughter had to build a catapult for her geometry class. We used PVC pipe and large rubber bands (for tension). It's pretty inexpensive and was easy to put together. By the way, her catapult shot much further than the elaborate ones that kids brought in. I think it shot a tennis ball about 70 feet.
2006-11-14 13:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by bombastic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both a catapult and a trebuchet only have 1 moving part which make them easy to build. If you are looking for which is the absolute easiest I would build the trebuchet. It works just like a see-saw. You can build one out of a few pieces of wood, a piece of string, a piece of cloth and a rock. In medieval times the trebuchet was very popular because it was easy to build.
There are many tutorials on the web on how to build a trebuchet I recommend you use the "How to build a trebuchet" as a yahoo search term.
2006-11-18 07:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by stormthecastle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fork twig, a rubber sheet (tape-shaped), that's it!
These are the items needed.
2006-11-14 21:28:40 · answer #3 · answered by Lacieles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see and enjoy the life of birds. why to catch and ill?
2006-11-14 21:12:17 · answer #4 · answered by R Purushotham Rao 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how big do u want it to be, how far do u want it to launch,wht do u want it to launch and ur gonna have to know how to lash
2006-11-14 21:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by fenderstrat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋