Rube Goldberg Project
For this Rube Goldberg project I am going to explain how my machine worked. My simple task was to pop a balloon. The item we used to pop the balloon was a mousetrap. I am going to go step by step through how I created my Rube Goldberg machine. First, we started out with a ramp that we dropped the ball on. That was our potential energy. Next, we had a ball drop down a tub at approximately 180°. That was mechanical energy. After that, the ball went through an elbow and hit another ball causing more mechanical energy and thermal energy from a ball hitting the other ball. This step is where we needed speed. As soon as the ball gets hit, it drops down a tube. Which is more mechanical energy. Next, the ball flies into an
For this Rube Goldberg project I am going to explain how my machine worked. My simple task was to pop a balloon. The item we used to pop the balloon was a mousetrap. I am going to go step by step through how I created my Rube Goldberg machine. First, we started out with a ramp that we dropped the ball on. That was our potential energy. Next, we had a ball drop down a tub at approximately 180°. That was mechanical energy. After that, the ball went through an elbow and hit another ball causing more mechanical energy and thermal energy from a ball hitting the other ball. This step is where we needed speed. As soon as the ball gets hit, it drops down a tube. Which is more mechanical energy. Next, the ball flies into an