2007 Chicken Chuckin' Catapult Competition
Judging Method:
Each contestant's contraption will go through a quick safety test. Each catapult will be fired at its maximum setting with no load. This test will be repeated twice for a total of three empty fires.
There will be two distinct portions of the contest, distance and accuracy.
Distance:
Each contestant will get up to three practice launches.
When the contestant is ready, he/she will be given three official launches.
The longest official launch will be measured and recorded for the contest.
Accuracy:
A target will be placed at a distance of 2/3 times the contestant's longest official launch.
(for example, if your longest launch is 60 feet, the target will be placed approx. 40 feet from the launch site).
Each contestant will get up to three practice launches.
When the contestant is ready, he/she will be given three official launches.
The official launch closest to the target will be measured and recorded for the contest.
Notes:
The chicken will be measured from its point of rest (not where it first hits the ground).
If a launched chicken does not come to rest in the designated target area, the launch will not be measured.
Judges will decide if a catapult misfires. A misfire does not count as a launch.
All decisions by the judges are final.
Scoring:
The distance of the contestant’s longest launch in the distance competition will be recorded.
In the accuracy competition, the distance of the chicken to the target will be recorded.
The accuracy score will be the accuracy measurement multiplied by an accuracy factor of 10.
The total score will be the distance measurement (in ft) minus the accuracy score (in ft).
Examples:
Team Chicken has a longest recorded launch of 75 feet.
Team Chicken’s most accurate launch is 3 feet away from the target.
Team Chicken’s total score is 75 – (3 x 10) = 45
Team Egg has a longest recorded launch of 100 feet.
Team Egg’s most accurate launch is 6 feet away from the target.
Team Egg’s total score is 100 – (6 x 10) = 40