And this year's Year 12 Physics Challenge was to build a trebuchet or similar and see which team could launch a projectile the greatest distance. I'm not sure that the team were going for distance so much as artistic merit, but I hereby give you (cue drum roll)
The Onagore... (which, I am reliably informed is a type of trebuchet)
Projectiles ready for launch...
I don't recall Pictic Barbie but who knows?
The noble sacrifice by one team member of their collection of Barbie/Sindy dolls (it was for a good cause)
And the full-on view...
I do think that it's crucial for students to learn practical applications for their subjects don't you?....
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