Lego Trebuchet

An anonymous reader submitted linkage to a trebuchet made of legos. Using australian coins for counterweights, it is able to throw a marble 50 feet or more. I wish they had some photos of it in action, and maybe some schematics for do it yourselfers, but regardless, looks like a fun project if you have a pile of legos and a 4-day weekend ;)

Comments

Tinkertoy Trebuchet! (aka 'Tinky Flingy')

[Shayde]

Feh, that's nothin! Too many parts, too easy to fail. What you -really- want to do is make a trebuchet out of -tinkertoys-.

Like I did!

http://www.stonekeep.com/trebuchet/