duckiesruleice Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Why is the angle of release on a catapult important? why is the resistance/effort arms of a catapult important?do you have any links?that would be great!thanks, KATIE :hyper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Why is the angle of release on a catapult important? Under most circumstances, a release at a tangent angle of 45 degrees will go the farthest. This may not be what you're looking for if you're *aiming* at something, but the release angle along with the release velocity will allow you to compute the distance. Galileo spent a lot of time on this topic, but it was based on cannons rather than catapults that his theory was formulated although it all works the same way, and the knowledge goes back to the earlier technology.why is the resistance/effort arms of a catapult important?This will affect the release velocity, and thus the distance. Fun with Trebuchets,Buffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBBABD Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 can you pleas help me build a catapult strong enough to launch a golfball over half a football field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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