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fandomhigh2020-12-14 07:38 am
badassprodigy) wrote in fandomhigh2020-12-14 07:38 am
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Fuck Yeah Science - Monday - Period 1
When the students arrived in the Danger Shop for class they would not see a drop of snow. Nope. It was sunny and beautiful. In fact the entire Danger Shop was a beautiful green field with mountains in the distance.
The other thing they would notice is several wooden structures lined up in a row. On the other end of the field were several fake castles
And then the next thing they might notice is a large pile of fruit cake near each wooden structure.
"In case you don't know what these things are, they are called trebuchets," Barry said pointing at the wooden structures. "And despite the French name for it, they are ancient siege engines that had their origins in China. We're looking at them today because it's going to be a study in physics. A Trebuchet is a siege engine that transfers gravitational energy into kinetic energy. It takes the force of gravity and uses it to fling an object. It does this by the use of a counterweight that falls.
You can think of a trebuchet as a fucking see saw. Yes, a see saw is really all that a fucking trebuchet is. On one end of the seesaw is a projectile you want to fire and on the other end is a counterweight. Raising the counterweight above the ground causes a build up of potential energy. When you release this counterweight and allow it to fall the seesaw pivots on the fulcrum and the projectile receives the energy. This force of energy can be quite substantial and it is enough to send a projectile flying through the air. And today we're going to be flinging the most dangerous substance in the world at those castles down there. Also known as the humble fruitcake."
He gestured towards the pile of fruitcake and smiled. "Go fucking nuts. And don't eat that shit. It's nasty."
The other thing they would notice is several wooden structures lined up in a row. On the other end of the field were several fake castles
And then the next thing they might notice is a large pile of fruit cake near each wooden structure.
"In case you don't know what these things are, they are called trebuchets," Barry said pointing at the wooden structures. "And despite the French name for it, they are ancient siege engines that had their origins in China. We're looking at them today because it's going to be a study in physics. A Trebuchet is a siege engine that transfers gravitational energy into kinetic energy. It takes the force of gravity and uses it to fling an object. It does this by the use of a counterweight that falls.
You can think of a trebuchet as a fucking see saw. Yes, a see saw is really all that a fucking trebuchet is. On one end of the seesaw is a projectile you want to fire and on the other end is a counterweight. Raising the counterweight above the ground causes a build up of potential energy. When you release this counterweight and allow it to fall the seesaw pivots on the fulcrum and the projectile receives the energy. This force of energy can be quite substantial and it is enough to send a projectile flying through the air. And today we're going to be flinging the most dangerous substance in the world at those castles down there. Also known as the humble fruitcake."
He gestured towards the pile of fruitcake and smiled. "Go fucking nuts. And don't eat that shit. It's nasty."
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