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Projectiles
Thursday, August 19th, 2010 – running time 08:34
The backyard engineers in this episode build catapults and cannons to launch washing machines, flaming pumpkins, and even their friends to great heights! Some have the physics chops to send their projectiles high and far. Others create projectiles of doom.
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It's time for Joe Genius: Where backyard science goes BIG TIME. Joe Genius highlights home-grown Einsteins who experiment, tinker, and yes, blow stuff up in the name of science. And it's all caught on tape! Join Jonah Ray as he whizzed through these geniuses' most epic failures and thrilling successes -- and of course, the science behind it all.
WELCOME TO BACKYARD PROJECTILES!
Watch out! These Joe Geniuses are aiming for their target and it's coming your way!
Meet the Launchers!
"Potato gun gone wrong" from Jeremy Bush
"Simple Golfball Cannon" from Stephen Bartholomew
"Watergun Flame Thrower" from Michael Moose
HURLING TREBUCHETS
Here Ye! Here Ye! Watch as these Joe Genius Knights tap in to their medieval side and hurl things you'd never expect!
Meet the Launchers!
"Trebuchet Water Balloon Launch" from JeffersonDharmaraj
"Flaming Pumpkin Launch" from Adam Konyndyk
"The Lego Trebuchet" from Daniel Rojas
"Trebuchet Pumpkin Launch" from Joel MacNeil
"The Mighty Trebuchet!" from Richie Davidson
"Homemade Catapult" from Nick Miller
HOMEMADE CATAPULTS
Now these catapult-building Joe Geniuses are quite the engineers! Check out who takes home the "Joe Effort Award" for attempting to launch their projectile.
Meet the Launchers!
"Best Catapult Ever" from Fb778
"The Wyvern: 3 foot Catapult built in 23 Minutes" from Willard Kalif
CRAZY CANNONS
You won't believe the things these "loose cannons" come up with! One Joe Genius is successful and the rest are doomed to epic failure. Plus, don't miss who takes home the coveted "Joe Genius Award" for the best projectile launch!
Meet the Launchers!
"Magnum Toilet Paper Cannon! WOW!!" from Randy Leaf
"Potato gun backfire...literally" from West
"Potato gun fail" from Vidigious
"Epic airbag ride and faceplant" from Main Stream Videos
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