1st place Mousetrap Car Ideas

Science your way to the blue ribbon.

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10 quick, practical build tips: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x35qfah75x4gvse/10%20Raceday%20tips.pdf?dl=0

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0:01- Arrow- Andrew Applepie- http://andrewapplepie.com/
1:06- Q- Blue Wednesday – https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday/
4:43- Almost Original- Joakim Karud- https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
5:47- Ceral Killa- Blue Wednesday – https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday/
7:37- Berlin- Andrew Applepie- http://andrewapplepie.com/
12:24- Dizzy- Joakim Karud- https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
14:24- Too Happy to be cool by Notebreak- https://soundcloud.com/notebreak/dubstep-too-happy-to-be-cool

Summary: To understand how mousetrap cars work you first need to understand the concept of mechanical advantage. There are 4 principles to win with a long distance car:

And 4 principles for winning with a speed car:

Finally, we visit the Science Olympiad to see these principles in action

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