Teeny Tiny Popsicle Stick Catapult

[ultacatlover]

Great Video! I'm trying to build a projectile launcher for a school project. It's suppose to be fired 1 meter from the starting point. Was wondering if the popsicle stick catapult would be better compared to the mousetrap.

The mousetrap looks like it may have to much force and fire the projectile beyond the target. I would really welcome your advice :)

[epicfantasy]

@ultacatlover The popsicle stick catapult would be better. The mousetrap is just crazy strong.

[manufanforlife1]

i made a catapult similar to this with some of my own ideas. It works great shoots a tiny projectile around 15+ feet :D

[CPgamer101]

I went to your website and built the base, just like it said. I cut 3 2 inch pieces and 6 4 inch pieces, but the base wan't big enough. Did you put the measurements in wrong? I would really like to build this, but the instructions are wrong. Please help?

[epicfantasy]

@CPgamer101 I will check on the plans.

[TheWolf739]

I made one and it doesn't shoot right, I followed the directions perfectly but it won't shoot up, just forward, it wouldn't get high enough to get into that cup, what am I doing wrong? I did fix it though but I would like to find out how to use the regular design, I made a crosser to stop it before it gets straight up, so the projectile goes up and foreward

[RaNdOmCoOkI3]

Awesome catapult dude! I'm going to sub.

[potatogunfreak1]

realy cool but not that much power

[soloist11]

thats sooooo awsome

[leadingspartan]

My school did this for our science lab one day, we had 12 teams, we measured and recorded data from flinging marshmallows. Needless to say, This is awesome!

[squeakysquiddles]

i need a catapult that can shoot a mini marshmallow farther than 50 ft. where can i figure out how to make one of those??

[JERRYR708]

Now my playmobil knights can defend their castle in my stop motion videos. thanks. 5/5

[avdude94]

woot 10000th view!

[Dapplesky]

all i can say is thanks :) i followed the popsicle stick catapult on your website and it works :D hopefully it can g beyond 3.5m :D

[Moell]

PLs help...... I dont know how to make it. I only know how to make the base but the top..... i dont knw.. Can it be possible to be made larger and shoot a tennis ball?

[epicfantasy]

Hi! Sorry you are having trouble. Check out the link to my website. I have a full tutorial on this catapult and other catapults too. If you can't find it send me a youtube message and I will send you the link.

[epicfantasy]

Cool! you are very welcome. You should make another one so you can compete with somebody!

[captainsapp]

is there any possible way to make it fire further than 10 feet????

[epicfantasy]

I would say you most probabably could make it fire more than ten feet by using a stronger rubber band and by making the upright popsicle stick double thickness for strength. Maybe double the catapult arm too. I have another popsicle stick catapult on my website that can fire much further. It is shaped like a pyramid and bigger than this one.

[lordlordie]

ballin!

[epicfantasy]

To find this project just google teeny tiny popsicle stick catapult

[JuicetinDude]

how do you keep the launching arm thing keep from flying away? how do you connnect it to the base? i really wanna make it work cause it loooks soooooooooo cool

[epicfantasy]

alll it takes is a little masking tape. I have a tutorial on my website.

[epicfantasy]

Its rolled up paper and it could go maybe 10 feet.

[Liama62401]

nice what ball was that and how far did it go

[Liama62401]

thats amazing

[Spazoflife]

Pretty sweet man...

I found this looking for some trebuchet specs for my freshman physics class and built a similar one pretty quickly...

Thanks for the idea!