steven stokes christopher van buren lee west robert williams
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Steven Stokes
Christopher Van Buren
Lee West
Robert Williams
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Steven Stokes
Chris Van Buren
Robert Williams
Lee West
• The Rube Goldberg device constructed utilizes the concepts of gravity and energy to successfully lift a mass.
• The devices consists of an angled PVC pipe secured by two 2 x 4’s of different lengths.
• A mousetrap (mounted on the large 2 x 4) is attached to a string, which in turn is also connected to a trap door.
• Contained in the pipe is 2.8lbs of marbles.
• A bucket is also attached to a pulley.• When the mousetrap is set off, the
marbles travel down the pipe and into the bucket.
• Because the combined weight of the bucket and marbles > mass, the mass will be pulled to the top.
Stored Energy
Design• The design was relatively simple. The
project involved.– One 2 x 4– One ‘heavy duty’ RATtrap– One PVC pipe– Bucket– Three Small Pulleys– String– Paint– Base-board– Nails– Vacuum TubeThe main conflict in the Construction
was setting up the apparatus such that the mass would be lifted at least 1 meter off of the ground. The vacuum tube was placed to guide the marbles into the bucket. Also, careful detail was given to the placement of the rat-trap so that the marbles would deploy properly.
Conclusion• In conclusion, the
device that was constructed was neither difficult or complicated. Although the device was not 100% effiecient, it still performed well.
The End
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