Backyard Ballistics

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a Rubber Powered Cannon! Jörg is particularly excited about the maximum carnage they are going to be able to create! Cheyenne sets about building the wheels, framework and crank for the cannon whilst Jörg sets about doing the science behind the rubber! Historical cannons had the huge advantage of being made from metal and using black powder as kwadventure

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a javelin launcher. Jörg sets out exactly how he thinks they should do it using his trusty rubber bands and wooden build. After some testing, Cheyenne is sure they can do better and has the bright idea of using compressed air to launch the javelin. The two work together and build a machine that is truly impressive. So impressive that Jörg thinks he could b

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build machines that skim stones across a lake! Jörg has built thousands of slingshots so he can easily fling stones, but the question is...can he make them skim across water? Cheyenne begins making shaped stones that will skip on water and films them in slow-motion to figure out how these bad boys bounce. Jörg designs a slinger that functions like an arm - but

Jorg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a Gatling Gun! After looking into the history or the 19th century weapon and the challenges they can expect to face, they get to work building a wooden and elastic powered Gatling gun that shoots metal ball bearings. After testing down the firing range, Cheyenne thinks they can get a lot more power by making it a metal and compressed air build. Time to com

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a colossal slingshot that will catapult a car down a racetrack. Jörg has made countless machines to fire hundreds of different projectiles but he's never been challenged to make one so enormous! Cheyenne's the car expert - she needs to weld an internal framework and release system strong enough so that Jörg's design doesn't rip their vehicle apart. On the

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build an Axe Flinging Machine. There's plenty to be considered in this construction as typically axe flingers are human and not mechanical. Cheyenne and Jörg get theirs heads down and formulate the blueprints for what they think will be a machine that can beat the experts! With Cheyenne on axe making duty and Jörg working out the necessary forces and rotations t

Time for a challenge with a difference. Cheyenne has crafted out some awesome tests to put Jorg through his paces. And this time, he is being taken out of his comfort zone. No workshop, no power tools no well researched plan. Just Jorg, his knowledge and 3 survival situations of ever increasing difficulty. What can Jorg salvage from a plane wreckage in order to make survival tools? What can he com

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to create a Machine Gun Crossbow. This is right up Jörg's street and the two of them instantly set about planning of action! They need to build a chassis for the crossbow, a magazine for the arrows to sit in and an automatic firing and reloading mechanism. They have their work cut out with so many inter reliable components to make! Can Jörg and Cheyenne build a ful

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a Flaming Ballista. Jörg's eyes light up at the very prospect and schools us about the historical evolution of siege weaponry. Together with Cheyenne, they craft a plan on how they are going to get this machine built! Cheyenne takes charge of the metalwork and Jörg takes charge of the rubber and wood. The final challenge is a fiery battle!

Jörg and Cheyenne are challenged to build a scuba spear gun! Despite having no experience of underwater ballistic builds, Jörg is the master of rubber and has a few tricks up his sleeve. He even thinks he can outperform the best speargun on the market. Cheyenne runs some yard tests to get her head round the science of water resistance and together they make a scuba spear with a difference! It's ti