The Office Supplies Trebuchet

Who knew how entertaining (and possibly annoying) paper clips and tape could be? By Alexander Palfreman-Brown, aka Scissorman

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Figure A: The finished trebuchet

Bored at work? Build your own 3" trebuchet out of paper clips and throw balls of Blu-Tack up to an amazing 4 feet. WOW!

1. Tools and materials

image Pliers (needle nose would be best)

image Scissors

8 paper clips

Cellotape

Thin string

Blu-Tack (poster tack)

Corrugated ...

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