Current catapult designs
Posted on | July 26, 2009 | No Comments
Catapults have certainly evolved from the primitive design of a simple ‘Y’ shaped stick with a rubber band tied to it to modern designs which are bigger and much more effective. When I recently went to a shop, I saw a toy with a very complex mechanism and I had no idea what it was. When I asked the shopkeeper what it was, he told me that it was a catapult. I had never seen a catapult with such a complex mechanism and that was when I realized how far technology has improved and I decided to get one for my son. But I didn’t as it was as costly as it was complex.
When I checked on the internet, I understood that there were a lot of new designs of catapults, each one looking different and more complex. But the important thing is that it basically does the same stuff, that is, throws stones or any other object that you hurl. It is easy to understand all the designs and even make them if you hit the right website. There are plans that you can download, there are books that are recommended and a lot of videos that will actually show you what to do.
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