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Rick ‘n RollercoasterZac BartonBryan Fly

Zach Pendergrass

General Info

Materials Used: K-nex’s Poster Board Golf Balls Mouse Trap Dominos Hemp (Twine) Play-doh Switch and Wire Batteries Lamp

Purpose Turn on Electrical

Device Demonstrate

Engineering Principles

Be complex and inefficient

Be Awesome!!

Physics Involved

Conservation of Linear Momentum Collisions

Conservation of Energy Potential Energy Converted to Kinetic Energy

Projectile Motion Mousetrap Ball Falling on Switch

Angular Momentum Rotational Motor Turning Lamp

Torque Necessary for Rotational Switch Balls Hitting the Levers

The Design

Phase 1Phase 2 Phase 3Phase 4 Phase 5

In Conclusion

The Rick ‘n Rollercoaster is an extremely inefficient and complex way of turning on a lamp.

It will never give you up, let you down, run around, and desert you. Make you cry, say goodbye, tell a lie, and hurt you.