Maker Workshop - Portable Trebuchet on Make: television

What's it like to have a five-foot long throwing arm? Just watch as John Park builds a portable trebuchet that can fling water balloons fifty yards. Unlike Medieval trebuchets that were constructed out of giant timbers and stout materials, this human-powered version is made out of cheap, easy-to-assemble ABS plumbing pipe. The perfect weapon fo...

2009-02-07 10:00:37 | This article is from Make Blog

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