Backyard Ballistics

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a Rubber Powered Cannon! Jörg is particularly excited about the maximum carnage they are going to be able to create! Cheyenne sets about building the wheels, framework and crank for the cannon whilst Jörg sets about doing the science behind the rubber! Historical cannons had the huge advantage of being made from metal and using black powder as kwadventure

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a javelin launcher. Jörg sets out exactly how he thinks they should do it using his trusty rubber bands and wooden build. After some testing, Cheyenne is sure they can do better and has the bright idea of using compressed air to launch the javelin. The two work together and build a machine that is truly impressive. So impressive that Jörg thinks he could b

Jorg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a Gatling Gun! After looking into the history or the 19th century weapon and the challenges they can expect to face, they get to work building a wooden and elastic powered Gatling gun that shoots metal ball bearings. After testing down the firing range, Cheyenne thinks they can get a lot more power by making it a metal and compressed air build. Time to com

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build an Axe Flinging Machine. There's plenty to be considered in this construction as typically axe flingers are human and not mechanical. Cheyenne and Jörg get theirs heads down and formulate the blueprints for what they think will be a machine that can beat the experts! With Cheyenne on axe making duty and Jörg working out the necessary forces and rotations t