The Office Siege Weapon Series: The Pencil Trebuchet

Step 5 Make the counterwieght

for the counterwhieght, first you must drill a hole through both sides of the container. fill the container with your wheight (water(not recamended), sand, fishwheights.)

then, bend a strong paperclip into the shape below. thread the paperclip shape through the hole closest to the hole in the middle of the arm so the arm is in the raised part of the shape.

you then thread the ends of the paperclip into the holes in the container.