Design Squad
Pop Fly Challenge
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Design Squad engineers Judy and Adam show you how to make a mini-catapult.
Design Squad engineers Judy and Adam show you how to make a mini-catapult in the Pop Fly challenge!
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Design Squad
Pop Fly Challenge
Clip | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Design Squad engineers Judy and Adam show you how to make a mini-catapult in the Pop Fly challenge!
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WE ARE HERE, AND WE ARE GOING TO DO THE POP FLY CHALLENGE TODAY.
JUST DOWNLOADED THIS OFF THE "DESIGN SQUAD" WEBSITE.
THIS IS FOOTBALL WITH A TWIST.
WE'VE GOT PAINT STIRRERS, THIS DOWEL, PING PONG BALL.
THAT'S MY FOOTBALL.
WE GOT A PAPER CUP, THE MOST IMPORTANT ENGINEERING MATERIAL OF ALL--DUCT TAPE.
SO WE'RE GONNA SEE WITH ALL THESE THINGS, HOW CAN I LAUNCH THAT PING PONG BALL UP IN THE AIR HIGH ENOUGH THAT I CAN CATCH IT?
YOU READY TO DO IT?
YEAH!
THAT'S THE CHALLENGE.
YOU READY?
I WANT TO GET MINE REALLY HIGH.
I WANT TO GET DOUBLE THE STIFFNESS OUT OF MINE, SO I'M THINKING ABOUT USING TWO STICKS.
I'M GONNA START OFF WITH SOMETHING TO HOLD THE PING PONG BALL.
I MIGHT START OFF SIMPLE AND JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
SO I'M GONNA PUT THIS HERE JUST SO IT DOESN'T FLY OUT.
ADAM: 3, 2, 1.
HA HA!
THAT HIT THE CEILING.
ADAM, I THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
READY?
YEAH.
WOW!
IT'S LIKE A CATAPULT.
SO WHAT I'M DOING HERE IS GONNA SET UP A TARGET.
AND IT'S A TARGET THAT WE'RE GONNA KIND OF COMPETE ADAM'S CATAPULT VERSUS MINE TO SEE IF WE CAN ACTUALLY HIT THE SQUARE.
REMEMBER, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PRETTY.
IT JUST HAS TO WORK.
GIVE IT A SHOT.
HIT IT HARD.
[BALL HITS CEILING] [BOTH LAUGHING] IT GOES HIGH, JUDY.
IF YOU WERE GOING FOR HIGH, YOU'D WIN.
IT IS HIGH.
IT WAS HIGH.
LET'S TRY AGAIN.
NOT AS HARD.
3, 2, 1.
YEAH.
THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
3, 2, 1.
I'M GOALIE!
[JUDY LAUGHING] SO MINE I LIKE 'CAUSE I CAN AIM IT.
SEE, I PUT MY FINGERS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
RIGHT ABOUT THERE.
OH!
JUDY: NICE.
DID HE GET IT?
GOT IT.
SWEET!
GIVE IT UP.
NICE.
SO NOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS TAKE A PICTURE OF MY CATAPULT.
I'M GONNA UPLOAD THAT TO THE "DESIGN SQUAD" WEBSITE.
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