Iam building a trebuchet!

[Steve-]

a few things that you have to remember

1. USE A SLING, a spoon will not shoot nearly as far

2. put your counter weight on a hinge

I just made this crappy little drawing to show you what i mean


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Edit: that virtual trebuchet thing is really good you should test it on there before in real life

[tinyspud14]

I once made a treb out of straws and duct tape that launched a grape about 10 ft I hit my brother with it