What are 5 types of catapults?

What are 5 types of catapults?

Five Types of Catapult and Their Motive Force. There are five historical types of catapults: the mangonel, onager, ballista and trebuchet, using three types of motive force: tension, torsion and gravity.

How do you make a catapult with a spoon?

The simple machine in a catapult is a lever, although there can alos be a pulley included. Because the load and effort are on opposite sides of the fulcrum, they move in opposite directions. This is why catapults can launch objects.

How do you build a catapult with popsicle sticks and rubber bands and a spoon?

Pull the two popsicle sticks slightly apart and place the larger stack of sticks in between the two. Attach the larger stack to the stick on the top using a rubber band. Set the spoon on the top popsicle stick and use a rubber band to lash it down. The spoon should be facing cup side (scoop side) outwards.

How do you make a small wood catapult?

Both catapults and ballistas work by storing tension either in twisted ropes or in a flexed piece of wood (in the same way an archery bow does, but on a larger scale). A trebuchet tends to be easier to build because it consists simply of a pivoting beam and a counterweight that rotates the beam through an arc.