Friday 5 July 2013

Literature Review (Clemens)

Based on a design i noticed on the internet,

Materials needed:
-About 7 to 8 half-inch cylindrical rods made out of wood.
-2 12 inch cylindrical rods
-Zip ties
-Screws
-Ping Pong Ball

-Optional-
A cup that a ping pong ball can fit in.

Tools that are needed (Tools are dangerous and severe injuries might occur when used wrongly.)
-Staple Gun
-Screwdriver
-Drill

The modern use of catapults
It is possible to use a catapult to launch an airplane into the air, and in some cases catapults are used to throw clay pigeons into the air for target practice.

Source:
Poza (2011, March 29). Ping Pong Ball Catapult. Ping Pong Catapult. Retrieved July 5, 2013, from http://www.instructables.com/id/Ping-Pong-Ball-Catapult/?ALLSTEPS
Unknown. Modern Day Catapults. Physics of Catapults. Retrieved July 5,2013, from https://sites.google.com/site/physicsofcatapults/home/modern-day-catapults

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