![]() It is made from 2x3s but you can make it from 2x4s also. I learned a lot about squirrels and a little about physics. The base of this catapult is two feet long and the throw arm is about three feet long. I don't think they would have done that if they were scared of the thing.Īnd after the squirrels demonstraed a mastery of the catapult - he disabled it. Plus the squirrels, after they were catapulted would just run around and reenter the course. It is one of three different types of squirrels in Florida. The former NASA engineer behind the package-thief punishing glitter bomb has a new invention: a backyard. Besides gray squirrels, the eastern fox squirrel is North America’s other (and larger) common tree squirrel. Even putting a manual abort switch on the catapult.Īs far as the squirrel-a-pult goes, he had already captured video of squirrels making much longer leaps. Watch squirrels beat a ‘ninja warrior’ obstacle course designed to keep them away. In the design, he purposely and deliberately made the obstacles so that it could not hurt the squirrels. My students take one class period to test their catapults in a catapult tournament. The catapult’s power comes from a skein of rope that you must loop back and forth. If the squirrels couldn't beat it both the squirrels and I would have lost interest. Backyard squirrel catapult construction plans. IMHO his squirrel obstacle course was deliberately designed to be beaten. ![]() He was mostly creating a squirrel obstacle course. squirrels love chewing on the various plastic items in my backyard. It seems like in his final design - the bird feeder was almost an afterthought. This guy has real respect and appreciation for nature and squirrels.įor a fraction of the effort and cost he probably could have made a truly squirrel proof bird feeder.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |