Our first launches of the Trebuchet

This is a video of our first launch of our Trebuchet. It was a tough and at times stressful task which took three days to build and much more time to plan and organize the materials and locations. We used power tools to cut, drill holes, and screw into the wood. Even with these tools it was tough. I can't even imagine how people did it in the old days.


This is a video of a later launch. All of these are hard to see because it was at night time when we finally finished. I believe it might have been either Josh H, Daniel W, or Thomas who had the idea to launch a flashlight. So we strapped my flashlight to a roll of duct tape and launched it into the dark. It was an amazing sight as it launched perfectly, seeing the light flicker into the distance as it rolled over and under. I would have to say that it went a good 100 yds! The whole night, everything went great with our practice runs.