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HINTS:
• Egg Drop Contests • • Try to slow it down (ie. air resistance) and absorb energy upon impact (ie. cushioning). |
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LINKS: • Facts About Balsa Wood • Fun & Learning About Bridges • Physics Balsa Bridge Building Contest • Maryland Virtual Bridge Links • West Point Bridge Building software HINTS: • Make sure the 5cmX5cm block fits. • Make sure you span the opening. • Triangles are usually stronger than squares. • Make sure the wood under the block is level. |
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LINKS: • Water Rockets Software • Dean's Benchtop • Water Rocket Launcher • Water Rocket Booklet • Water Rocket Index (England) • The Water Rocket Garage • The Water Rocket Playground Have extra 2-liter bottles after Physics is over? Here are 48 uses for them. HINTS: • Fins aren't that important; but ... • If you use fins, make sure they're straight. • Make sure the nosecone is on loosely. • Don't wrap the string around the parachute. • Powder or graphite may help the parachute to open. |
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LINKS: • Scrambler Page - Kansas • Scrambler Page - Delaware HINTS: • Use a pully at the top to reduce friction. • Use screws, not nails ... their stronger. • The larger the wheel-to-axle ratio, the further it will go. BUT, you might have a problem generating enough torque to get it started. • Make it lightweight, but rigid. |
| • MISSION POSSIBLE (Rube Goldberg device) | LINKS:
• Science Olympiad-Mission Possible |
• TREBUCHET
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• Trebuchet Stuff • The Algorithmic Beauty of the Trebuchet • The Grey Company Trebuchet Page • The Trebuchet Project • Virtual Trebuchet • Trebuchet: a medieval siege machine and teaching tool • Trebuchet.com • The Physics of the Trebuchet • The Physics of the Trebuchet • The Tale of the Trebuchet • Trebuchet Report • Trebuchet Range Calculator • Legion XXIV Trebuchet Page • Medieval Seige (Nova) • Destroy the Castle (interactive Shockwave) |
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