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Offline Parnell

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A trebuchet.
« on: May 19, 2012, 06:03:52 pm »
So, the science department at the high school I'm at decided to make a trebuchet contest.  It turned out well.  I had 9 kids that I could count as a team and we managed to pull it off.  I think they learned some good stuff.  I'll be looking to post better pictures of the device.  Here's a poor camera video, but you'll ge the idea.  Ours is the unpainted one launching the basketball.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AADUfrmLThg&list=HL1337458664&feature=mh_lolz
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2012, 06:12:11 pm »
Ahhh, the simple pleasures of youth and seige engines!
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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2012, 06:17:03 pm »
You know it JW.  Word.
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Offline Badger

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2012, 08:33:49 pm »
  Good job Parnell, I play around with trebs also. Good science lessons.
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Offline Scowler

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« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2012, 09:09:04 pm »
Ha Ha!  That was great!
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Offline mullet

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2012, 10:27:11 pm »
That is cool, Steve. Those kids did a great job. Myself, I want to make a black powder mortar. :)
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2012, 05:14:57 pm »
That is too cool. love trebuchets!  awesome way to get kids interested in history and anything that doesnt beep or have them texting 24/7.
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Offline Badger

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« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2012, 07:18:58 pm »
  Not sure if any of you guys got to see the large bow I built for the discovery channel on doing Da Vinci series, but I built a smaller scale model before the large one and outfitted it as a treb, it really worked great.
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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2012, 07:40:32 pm »
PUMPKIN CHUNK'N IS NEXT... >:D
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Offline Parnell

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2012, 09:06:48 am »
Steve, not sure I saw that - do you have pictures that you could post.  We are doing the project again next year, I'd be really curious about alternative designs.
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Offline stickbender

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2012, 04:37:14 pm »

     Great job! ;) ;  That is cool! 8)  buuuuut uh how long before they want to build a bigger one, and take it to the beach, and launch each other out to sea? ::) ;D ;D

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Offline Parnell

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2012, 09:33:45 am »
I sure would enjoy making some type of projectile that lights on fire!  Tar bomb, that goopy stuff of styrofoam and gasoline we would mix up as kids, misbehaving.  It sure would be fun to send a flaming object through the night's sky.
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Offline BearG

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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2012, 10:32:31 am »
Man Steve I wish you could have been my teacher
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Offline criveraville

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Re: A trebuchet.
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2012, 02:57:02 am »
Quote from: BearG on May 22, 2012, 10:32:31 am
Man Steve I wish you could have been my teacher

Yep yep.. What he said. That's a great project. Those kids seem pumped about that hands on learning.

Great job maestro!
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