Our contraption's name was 'The Gradaddy of All Chuckers' (: and it is a catapult.Q: Does changing the position of the weighted block make a difference in how far the catapult fires?
A: Yes, if the weighted block is closer to the bucket, it doesn't go far.
A: Yes, if the weighted block is closer to the bucket, it doesn't go far.
Q: What simple machines are used on the catapult?
A: It is a lever with the lever with the fulcrum being the black rod, the load the bucket, and the
effort being the weighted block.
Q: Do the support rods on the vertical risings matter?
A:Yes, without the vertical rods it would go forward.
A:Yes, without the vertical rods it would go forward.
Q: What does it do?
A: It launches small items.
