From Spaghetti to Pole Vaulting: The Giant Catapult Experiment

The video follows a humorous exploration of using a pole vaulting pole as a catapult, comparing it to spaghetti. Jerome Clavier, a pole vaulting champion, discusses energy transfer in pole vaulting. The team constructs a catapult using a pole and tests its performance, drawing parallels between the stiffness of the pole and spaghetti. The experiment concludes with a successful demonstration of energy transfer, propelling a model 14 meters.

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