A Cork Throwing Trebuchet Toy (A Demonstration Of A First Class Lever)

3 years ago
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As an curious and ODDUNCLE I made this video is for my nieces and nephews. The title tells you just about everything. The red output arm of the lever is approximately 6 times the length of the input arm. This with the additional length of twine that loops the corks around the output arm results in the cork having to travel through a longer distance than the blue output arm. This is what I'm told allows for the fun of target practice. No plastic bottles were harmed in this production and all have been recycled.
Words of Caution***
The purpose of these videos is to expose my nieces and nephews to concepts and how they may work in the real world. I am not a teacher or instructor of any sort. Some of the experiments, activities and demonstrations in this or other videos are certainly dangerous and shouldn't be done at home. Any instructions given are for entertainment, clarification, or if the viewer is so inclined education. They are not meant as instructions for the viewer to go about doing the same or similar dangerous and risky activities.

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