This competition was inspired by the summer at Church Camp where Kev and his friends built a catapult out of stuff they found under the craft cabin. Fortunately, our tribes weapons of mass destruction were considerably less dangerous than anything they found in Iraq.
Who could fling a tennis ball the farthest? The teams could use anything they could find, short of stealing from other people's cabins or destroying camp property. It appears that Occam's Razor wins again: that the simplest solution is probably the correct one.
The Four/Five Aces took the approach of "If KEV built a catapult, it MUST be the answer!" Kev neglected to tell them that his catapult had a range of about 50 meters... not bad for a homemade catapult, but an arm does a better job. They went for broke on the first stomp, and got exactly that... broke. A poor toss at best, and a busted sawhorse.
The Superstars went for glorious simplicity... a tiki torch turned lacrosse stick. It's a good thing that tree got in the way, or we never would have found the ball again.
Titans and Trailer Trash also opted for simplicity. Where Trailer Trash went for the classic slingshot (a couple of bungee cords and half a whiffle ball), the boys of Grumpa-Ma-Titan had a little help from the ladies. Who would have though a bra could have so many uses?
Three out of four teams got stopped by the trees, so we had no clear winner. The losers were obvious, however. With a benchmark within spitting distance from the starting line, the Aces stepped up for another try....
But as you recall, their catapult was kaput. So, they did what any olympian would do in their situation: improvised! They yanked the cuppy-bit off the top, handed it to Chris and yelled go. Well, they didn't clear their previous mark, but you can't blame Chris... look at the determination on his face!