Crossbows are a very a cool weapon. They use tension and potential energy to shoot arrows. You first pull the string back, which requires a large amount of force, lock it in place with the spring system and then pull the trigger which drops the lock and sends the string and arrow launching forward at a high velocity. When the string is pulled back and locked in place, potential energy is built up. The more potential energy that is built up, the faster and stronger the arrow will launch once the
I'm a big fan of guns. I love shooting them and i love the eminence power they posses. Guns are really amazing machines, for being so little and simple they pack a punch. Mechanical reactions are what make guns guns. When shooting a handgun, once the trigger is pulled, the hammer falls down with tremendous speed and strikes the primer. The strike causes a spark which then ignites the gunpowder. The explosion form the gunpowder propels the bullet out of the gun at high speeds. It is quite incredi
The didgeridoo is an Australian instrument. It is made from eucalyptus tress hollowed out from termites. The didge is played by using a technique called circular breathing. Circular breathing is when you breathe into your nose and out of your mouth at the same time. It is much harder than expected but those able to master circular breathing can master the didge. The vibrations of the players lips and breath cause the air inside of the instrument to vibrate at different frequencies. When the freq
Hydraulic fracturing is the future. Hydraulic fracturing or other wise know as hydro-fracking is a process used to obtain natural gas from deep down in the earth. A drill is first used to drill deep down into to earth and then horizontally for about 8000 ft each way. 6-8 million gallons of water and a small amount of other chemicals are pumped down into the ground with such force that it breaks rocks and other earth materials containing natural gas. One of the major drilling sites is the Marcell
