Fling thing catapult lever arm

Magnepult

Our catapult will use an electromagnet to get the repulsive force and launch the water balloons.

electromagnet

Team name is Magnetpolt

Catapult angle adjuster

On this catapult made by Team Get em Wet, the metal bar adjusts the angle at which the catapult arm will throw the water balloon, changing the distance and trajectory the balloon will take.

Catapult Launched Angle

The Longshots

The catapult is a design with a lock, adjustable arm, and base as well. can shoot up to 30 feet!

Catapult: Team Get 'Em Wet

Team: Get 'em Wet
Name: Sean Pollock
Location: ETC Woodshop
Description: Front View Bungee Cables

Longshot catapult

Team longshots. This is the unfinished extendable arm of the catapult.

team gunner

frame being built.

Catapult

Perseus

Mouse Trap Catapult

Team Name: Team Mouse-apult
Our catapult uses potential elastic energy in 2 mouse traps and 2 bungie cords to launch the balloon.

Mouseapult, Launch Position

Catapult

Aggie Eliminators

This is a 3/4 view of our catapult.

ETC Woodshop
by Sarah Kriegh

MUGS Catapult

This picture shows my team's overall catapult with the bungee cords properly positioned and ready to be fired.

Taken at 6th Floor Wood Shop at ETC
By Tristan Emborgo

Catapult

Showing the front of the catapult- Team Perseus

Bungee Cord

This is a bungee cord used for "THE FLING THINGS"

Sand-filled counterweight

Team Excelerate
Mitchell Johnson
The counterweight of the catapult, made out of a metal bucket filled with construction sand

Llama Del Rey Front Catapult View

This picture shows the telescoping catapult arm and torsion type propulsion of the mangonel style catapult.
Location: ETC building

Catapult lever arm

team name: how things twerk
This photo shows the making of the lever arm. The cup cradles the water balloon while the wooden arm launches it forward.

Lever Arm Mechinism

Binni's Berserkers - Lever Arm

Vertical bar- MUGS

The fact that we put the vertical bars 2/3rds of the way down the base allows it to ideally distribute the weight and forces of the catapult.

Taken in the Woodshop etc

By Eric Valis