Catapult yourself into 2021 with a homemade trebuchet
Is it 2021 yet? No? How about now? Like most people, I can’t wait for this dumpster fire of a year to finally be over. Despite it being a year of firsts (first time I cut my own hair, first time I sewed a mask, first time I actually missed interacting with other human beings), this year will live forever in infamy. If I could, I would build a time machine and fast forward through these next two weeks until I could assure myself that the nightmare known as 2020 was actually over. And I can think of no better way to honor this miserable year than with a terrifying, yet awe-inspiring DIY project that combines engineering wonder with imperfect aim and complete wreckage. In a recent video, YouTuber colinfurze builds and tests a massive homemade trebuchet. Please don't try this at home.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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