The theoretical range of our trebuchet was a whopping 813 m! Yet, our ball only flew an average of 30.41 meters. Here's five reasons why it didn't get in the ballpark of 813:
1. Air Resistance: within the TRC (theoretical range calculation), the aspect of air resistance is completely ignored.
2. Faulty Engineering: Again the TRC would not account for any faults in the building process.
3. Angle of release: I can guarantee that our angle of release wasn't even close to 45 degrees, this would affect distance.
4. The design of the trebuchet should have been narrower and taller, rather than shorter and wider.
5. 813 meters? seems a little impossible for a trebuchet of this size anyways!
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