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    Thesis About Catapults

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    pong balls and catapults? I got my information from science buddies on how to make my catapult. I also got information from buzzle. My thesis is if the catapult is at a 30 degree angle, then the ping pong ball will go farther the further the arm is pulled back. How most catapults work. It has force and strength. It has an arm that hurls an object though the air. It needs other parts to work. Big catapults have a rope and spring. Little catapults usually have rubber bands. Catapults are strong and

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    Another interesting effect of the catapult was the importance of specialized people. Before the catapult was invented, soldiers only had to be trained in fighting. After the invention however, mathematical and engineering skills became important to be able to build and operate a catapult. The catapult moved the social status of an engineer from “dirty, ugly, and lame,” to an important member of society who was in high demand (Foley and Soedel 8). The creation of the engineer also changed the structure

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    Case Study Of Catapult

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    Summary Catapult is an art gallery that designs and manufactures custom artistic production. The artistic production can be that the customer would like, however, they are modern or popular art. The target customers are either someone purchasing an artifact or handmade present for their friends or relatives, or someone who are interested in owning unusual artifacts. Catapult is an unique business opportunity that will allow operators to combine his or her coffee house for custom artistic

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    Catapult centres: Catapult Centres are designed to enable companies to access equipment, expertise and information needed to develop and commercialise ideas and innovations. The High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC) is based at several research centres These centres are available to businesses which can demonstrate that they have a product or idea, and require the expertise or equipment that the Centres can provide. The HVMC has received over £200 million of Government investment since 2011

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    History of Catapults Catapults are war weapons that were invented in the hopes of increasing the range and power of a crossbow. The first idea was the “Ballista,” which was a mechanical crossbow that actually performed like the Greeks and Romans wanted it to. Further into history, in the year of 1216, catapults that we perceive them now were being used. Named the mangonel, they were massive weapons of destruction. England used a different type like the “Mangonel” which was the primary catapult of this

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    Catapult Project Essay

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    This catapult project exemplifies and strengthened my current knowledge of parabolas that we have learned during class. Using our skills, my group - Katrina, Brandon, Michelle, and I - created an interesting catapult which would thrust a ping pong ball across creating an upside down “U” shape, also known as a parabola. During our time as a group, we learned to create our own equation, create a graph and table, but also learn from our mistakes by trying to make the ping pong’s “journey” consistent

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    Catapults Research Paper

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    Catapults: the revolutionary weapon that has been used to win battles for years. They have a long history, varieties of different types, and relevance to modern-day scientific principles. Even though they are mostly used as toys in today’s time, they have still kept their relevance and overall individuality in the scientific and war-time categories. Before continuing, it should necessarily be defined what a catapult even is. Scientifically, they are a machine that stores energy in order to release

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    aid in the victory of battles. Such examples would include the catapult, a device in which collected tension is suddenly released to hurl an object some distance, in particular. Catapults are actually very much related to physics and the world of mathematics, due to its function, and the result of how it works. For Ms. Csigi’s math class, the class decided to complete an assignment where individual groups had to design their own catapult, test out and record the measurements of its functionality and

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    Medieval Catapult Lier

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    The Medieval Catapult Lier versus the Zombie With the threat of zombies quickly approaching, a spring catapult needed to be built to protect Rome High School and the rest of the world from the upcoming apocalypse. That catapult is the Medieval Catapult Lier (aka MCL) which can be analyzed from the picture at the bottom of this essay. The MCL went through many adjustments such as in arm length, nail strength and tension before it could launch a tennis ball at a significant distance. Nevertheless

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    many historical inaccuracies within the weaponry usage. Catapults were introduced to Europe during the Middle Ages. A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices. The longbow is measuring the height of a man, it came about towards the end of the Middle Ages. The best longbows were made of yew. The trebuchet is another form of a catapult it is the most powerful type of catapults. It was known to be created in China in 300 B.C.

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