Storm the Castle B

[M-E-T-H-O-D MAN]

I think this will be a very entertaining event. Another one I might bring myself to work on.

[starpug]

I think this will be a very entertaining event. Another one I might bring myself to work on.

This is an event for the middle schoolers METHOD

[paleonaps]

He's young at heart!

[fleet130]

I found the original copy of the info on the energy rule. I have not validated it against the current rules. If you find any conflicts, let me know & I will make appropriate change.

[M-E-T-H-O-D MAN]

He's young at heart!

I certainly am. And in any case, I could bring myself to work on it but I won't because apparently I'm too old for the fun events!

[starpug]

He's young at heart!

I certainly am. And in any case, I could bring myself to work on it but I won't because apparently I'm too old for the fun events!

This calls for the formation of a middle school team

[brobo]

A few teamates of mine had a good question: would gears be considered a violation of the energy rule?
Technically gears are not a form of potential energy, but they do change how the arm moves.
What do you guys think? If I added gears to my trebuchet (not that I want to) would that violate the almighty energy rule?

[fleet130]

Gears only change the direction/magnitude/speed/distance of the motion generated by using the energy stored in the counterweight. Unless they somehow provide additional energy, they should be allowed.

[Liv]

Okay, first year doing this, I think I'm doing this event because of trajectory, could anyone give me a summary of the event?

[AlphaTauri]

Think Trajectory, but with a trebuchet powered by a falling counterweight instead of a catapult powered by elastic energy. (Gah, my spell check doesn't even recognize "trebuchet" as a word.)