Water Balloon Launch Challenge

Combining physics and fun!

The Water Balloon Launch Challenge was a perfect tie-in with Dock's Homecoming 2018 emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Four teams of students competed to design a trebuchet that would propel a water balloon for both distance and accuracy. All four trebuchets worked well—congratulations to the student engineers who designed and built them!

Water Balloon Launch Challenge

Time to get your engineering on!

When: Homecoming Saturday, October 6, 2018

Assembly only on campus beginning at 12 noon, competition at 2:30

Where: Behind Turf Stadium

 

  • Cash prize for 1st place - $300

  • Limit of 8 teams. 2-4 people per team (including class of 2018)

  • Email Cody Powis at advancement@dock.org

  • $20 deposit per team will be returned at competition

  • Distance Competition – best of 3 attempts

  • Target/Point Competition – 3 attempts

The Rules

  1. Must use trebuchet model
  2. Size Requirements: Maximum size of 4'W x 6'L x 6'H in ready position
  3. Permitted Supplies:
  • Wood
  • Cardboard
  • Plastic
  • Leather
  • Rope
  • Screws/Bolts

Prohibited Supplies:

  • No Metal besides screws/bolts
  • No Motors or Hydraulics
  • No Glass