Pumpkin Sling

Where Brain Meets Brawn

A competition between participating school teams that build a human powered catapult or trebuchet, designed to propel a 2-5 lb. pumpkin.

 

2024 Application

Building a catapult or trebuchet is easy, it's getting it to work that is the hard part. Teams have opportunity to collaborate, learn about physics, mathematics, working with tools.... and how not to procrastinate. Teams have already been making plans to participate in 2024, so don't delay and reserve your spot today!

Click here to download the rules.