Have you ever sat down and thought “I wonder if a trebuchet could launch a projectile at supersonic speeds?” Neither have we. That’s what separates [David Eade] from the rest of us. He didn’t just ask ...

What goes up must come down. And what goes way, way up can come down way, way too fast to survive the sudden stop. That’s why [Tom Stanton] built an altitude recording projectile into an oversized ...

It's an annual tradition for students at one local high school that makes physics fun. Each fall, usually on Halloween, the physics department at Windham High School holds Trebuchet Day.For about a ...

Physics students braved the cold, rain and mess last week to compete in the 10th annual Pumpkin Launch at Medina High School. “It’s an opportunity for physics students to design and build a trebuchet ...

UPLAND >> By noon Wednesday, the soccer field at Upland High School was scattered with broken pumpkins, tennis balls and other projectiles launched by trebuchets built by physics students. The 380 ...

Upland High School students took to the field with homemade trebuchets Friday, Oct. 6, to test their physics prowess by flinging objects as far as they could. Trebuchets are a type of catapult that ...

“A surprising amount of stuff gets wasted every year because consumers can’t get it out of the packaging it came in,” writes Katie Palmer, who covers the science beat at Wired. In her article “The ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Boyd Buchanan physics students built trebuchets over the past few days to see who could launch a softball the furthest while gaining hands-on experience with physics. “By ...

SULLIVAN - Sullivan High School students constructed trebuchets this year in physics class. The 14 seniors designed and built four different trebuchets using their own materials. The construction ...