What do you do with a coat hanger, some rubber bands, an Altoids tin, and ten minutes of free time? Why, you make a miniature catapult, of course. You can easily sneak this into just about any office ...

Two teams of kids design and build catapults to fling a tennis ball as far as possible. Two teams of kid engineers design and build catapults to fling a tennis ball as far as possible.

Cut two small notches into four of your craft sticks (A) as shown Cut two small notches into one of your craft sticks (B) as shown Using your hot melt glue gun, glue one of your craft sticks to one of ...

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Learn to build a candy catapult today at the Kids Space at the Cincinnati Museum Center Learn to build a candy catapult today at the Kids Space at the Cincinnati ...

Watch me build a simple marshmallow catapult using popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a plastic spoon—perfect for launching mini marshmallows into a mug of hot chocolate! I walk you through each step ...

Taking a ride on this DIY human catapult could be the most fun you’ve ever had, but you’re going to have to be brave. The contraption flings base jumpers over a bridge and towards a river, where they ...

Two brothers have built a human catapult to fly into a lake – because it’s cheaper than travelling by plane. Johannes Schrieber, 26, and his brother Daniel, 28, built the wooden contraption, which can ...

This article was taken from the October 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...