By adding the highly efficient spinning windup to the standard trebuchet design, the Multi-Radius Linear Nodes (MURLIN) Trebuchet has significantly greater range compared to that of traditional trebuchets. It can launch a Ping-Pong® ball over 30 ft yet has a smaller footprint than standard trebuchets with similar capabilities. Using this trebuchet, students can perform experiments analyzing how a pulley (simple machine) redirects gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy. Supports Next Generation Science Standards* MS-PS2-2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions. Kit includes enough...

Shipping & Handling

Shipped In

Ambient

Safety & Storage

Storage Temperature

See product insert and individual kit component labels for more information.

Safety Statement

For Educational & Research Use Only (RUO). Not for diagnostic purposes.

Regulatory & Compliance

Specifications

CLASS

Force, Energy & Motion

*USAGE / SAFETY STATEMENT

For Educational & Research Use Only (RUO). Not for diagnostic purposes.

KIT COMPONENTS

2 A-Frame Supports 2 Front and Back Base Struts 1 Pulley Mount 1 Swing Arm 2 Dowels, 8-1/2" L x 3/8" diam 1 Release Pin 1 Leather Pouch 1 Sliding Pouch Holder 1 Counterweight, 1 kg 1 Pulley 2 Wood Screws (for pulley) 2 Orange Strings (for sling, 1 long and 1 short) 1 Pink String (for counterweight) 1 Ping-Pong® Ball 1 Rubber Band 1 Instruction Manual,1 Small Phillips Screwdriver