Glory in the Attempt

All week Matthew and I have been working on a catapult for physics and I never knew exactly what the saying glory in the attempt meant until last night at about 12:30 AM.
Originally, we started out making this catapult out of wood, but we came to the assumption that it was too small and wouldn't hold up. So naturally we changed to PVC pipe. For the past three days matthew, my parents, and my little sister have been going outside to our street to try new things to see if something different would work. After about the 15th try we thought we were finally done and could relax. Then at 12:00 at night as we were about to go to bed Matthew and I came up with a new plan that would have to work. Because my whole family was asleep except for my Mom, she gladly volunteered to help. At 12:30 in the night when it was pitch black outside we launched the catapult and it worked better than ever. It was more than just the attempts that made the glory in it. It was more about learning what is wrong and fixing it. Being able to revise and revise and revise until the product is finally where it is at its best is a great feeling.