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I need some help with my construction of a rubberband powered car.

 

Plan

 

-I decided to use plastic to construct the frame.

-I would be using 5 pieces of plastic to construct the frame, like a 3-D rectangle withought the bottom part.

-I would be attaching a little pin to the front axle and a eye hook to the back axle.

-The pin and the eye hook is used to have the rubberband attached.

-The wheels would be turned and then the rubber would be wound up and the car would move.

 

 

Help needed

 

-I need to know what materials to use for my wheels and axles.

-Whether my plan above would work.

-More suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

-sciencerox-

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Oh yeah, sciencerox... don't forget the other two threads you have already started on this topic...

 

 

http://hypography.com/forums/science-projects-homework/6698-questions.html

 

 

http://hypography.com/forums/science-projects-homework/6669-science-project.html

 

 

Please avoid opening new threads when you can post new, but parellel questions in those already existing. Thanks.

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If you have time to add complexity, you could add some light wire and a brake so that vehicle would stop right at the line.

 

 

Light thread that would wind up on one of the axels and pull the brake. easy to calibrate, if you have enough power in your bands.

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