So throw a pumpkin about it

[Wren]

My friends and I decided to do something a little different for Halloween. We made a trebuchet, 4.25' tall, 6' long, with a throwing arm totaling 8' in length. We used 150lbs of counterweight. We built the whole thing saturday afternoon, stored it on my friend's back porch, and moved it to a field near dusk.

Sorry but this is the only other pic I have of it that you can see much in.

This is the largest remaining piece of the pumpkin.

We didn't have a full-on video camera, but a digicam with video function ... got this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7975063064477845475

God it was awesome.

 

[Thorn Bird]

that sounds like a lot of fun!!!

 

[theacoustician]

Holy shit. That is outstandly cool.

 

[Wren]

that sounds like a lot of fun!!!

Holy shit. That is outstandly cool.

*bows slightly* Thanks

 

[ZRH]

A trebuchet, awesome.

 

[BadMojo]

There is a contest up north somewhere called Pumpkin Chunkin. There are three classes. One is the trebuchet. How far did you send those pumpkins?

 

[reverendsaintjay]

There is a contest up north somewhere called Pumpkin Chunkin. There are three classes. One is the trebuchet. How far did you send those pumpkins?

Delaware. And over there the super-high quality public school system led them to believe that the proper spelling is punkin

 

[APRIL]

Did you try at least throwing yourselves?

 

[shawndavid]

wow

 

[APRIL]

wow

Wow as in - "Wow those kids aren't getting laid."

 

[b_sinning]

What was the distance?

 

[JAXvillain]

What was the distance?

 

[theacoustician]

Wow as in - "Wow those kids aren't getting laid."

Wow as in those are the kids you'll be calling your boss in a few years.

 

[wanko80]

Wow as in those are the kids you'll be calling your boss in a few years.

I didn't know April worked at a trebuchet factory. How cool.

 

[APRIL]

Wow as in those are the kids you'll be calling your boss in a few years.

 

[JAXvillain]

I didn't know April worked at a trebuchet factory. How cool.

 

[bast_imret]

Nice. I made one last year with our local school's Science Olympiad group. They came in second in the competition. It was sized to throw a tennis ball, so iirc it's max height was like 2-2.5 feet tall when at rest. It was probably about 1/3 scale of what you built. Those things are fun.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Very sweet

I think it'd be fun to lob macaroni encased in saran wrap at trick-or-treaters with that sucker

Or pig entrails, whatevers handy

 

[Wren]

Wow as in - "Wow those kids aren't getting laid."

Did you try at least throwing yourselves?

Alright bitch. We see your fangs, you can go hide from the sun now.

What was the distance?

About 75 feet. Not going to win any awards, I know.

Nice. I made one last year with our local school's Science Olympiad group. They came in second in the competition. It was sized to throw a tennis ball, so iirc it's max height was like 2-2.5 feet tall when at rest. It was probably about 1/3 scale of what you built. Those things are fun.

Ah, the science olympiad ... I thought about joining that one year but the only two partners left were both ex-girlfriends of mine. I remember I had such angst about it, it feels good to look back and laugh now.

The Storm the Castle event is pretty cool though. Good times.

Very sweet

I think it'd be fun to lob macaroni encased in saran wrap at trick-or-treaters with that sucker

Or pig entrails, whatevers handy

 

[APRIL]

Alright bitch. We see your fangs, you can go hide from the sun now.

Hiss.