Paperclip catapult (improved)

Here is a nice little catapult to make on a rainy day, at the office, or in school, and it can launch any small item of choice.(wads of aluminum foil, paper, tic-tacs, or even thumb tacks. Maybe not.) I got the idea from this 'ible. The original 'ible was great, except it didn't have anything to hold the ammo, which made it a little difficult to use. This 'ible fixes it.


DISCLAIMER
I am not responsible for anything you do with this. Just try not to hurt anybody, got it?

Step 1: Tools and materials

Materials
- Paperclip
- Tape
- Aluminum foil (for ammo)
Tools
- Scissors
- Pliers (optional, but it will make things a whole lot easier)

Comments

[boom man56]

my catapult shot like 7 feet

[boom man56]

ITS SOOO HARD!!!!!! :'(

[sylrig]

This is my favorite kind of instructable--simple materials, high ratio of fun to construction effort. Thanks for posting it.

[NE patsrock]

ikr!!!i iuv them

[aeskins]

I love theese kind of Instutables too so simple yet tons-o-fun :)

[nickodemus]

Thank you!

[padolfo16]

Yeah, nice weapon, it is helpful at school, but I already tried every angle and it wont work, what can I do????
P.S. And it is a regular large metal clip.

[knuckel]

 i used to make these whin i was a child 

[nickodemus]

Really? I thought I was the only person who did this kind of stuff. Glad to see I wasn't the only one.

[nutsandbolts_64]

for some reason the thing won't spring like a catapult. 

[nickodemus]

Were you using a paperclip with a rubber coating? (like in the 'ible)
It might be better to use one without the rubber. I just used the yellow one for ease of use.

[nickodemus]

Or it might have been the angle it was bent at. The wider the angle, the farther out it would fly, where as if it were a smaller angle, it would fly almost straight up in the air. Try bending it like diagram B, (in the picture) rather than diagram A.

[nutsandbolts_64]

so you're saying that I strip a paper clip and bend it at a steep angle?

[nickodemus]

You could do that, or you could just buy some without the rubber. You could probably find some at OfficeMax.(USA) If you live in a different country, I don't know where you could get them. But, yes, if you don't have any without the rubber, just strip it off.