Maxwell Mason is a very inquisitive boy who likes to know how things work. On this site you will find lots of funny stories about the cool gadgets he’s made from the old pieces of junk he’s found, and the trouble he’s had testing them out. You’ll have fun reading all about his family who have to put up with his wild experiments, and you can find out how his gadgets sometimes help and sometimes hinder the other children in his class at school. Go to the Diary page to read about Maxwell’s latest experiments.

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Monday 28th
Bungee Cord Experiment

"This morning I was rooting around in the garage, looking for something to take apart, when I found a box of bungee cords. Dad had used them to attach the cases to the roof rack of the car when we went on holiday last year. I hooked one between the workbench and a shelf and it was so springy that it catapulted a tennis ball right across the garage. Then I had an idea, if one bungee cord could fire a tennis ball across the garage, how far could I catapult something with all twenty tied together…..?"

Read the rest of this entry on the Diary page