Make sure the new trap is legal.Pauly_Rocks wrote:Thanks for your suggestions. I made a few changes to the vehicle and got a different mousetrap, so it's going about 14 - 18 seconds now. Hopefully we'll get it better.
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lolman wrote:I NEED HELP DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY DESIGNS YOU COULD SHARE BECAUSE I HAVENT DONE THIS EVER AND I WANT SOME HELP
First, please don't type in all caps.. it's annoying to most people and makes it less like people will reply to you.
Regarding help, first thing you need to do is read the rules, then re-read them again a couple times to ensure you understand them. Next, click on the Wiki link at the top of this page and review the mousetrap vehicle wiki page.
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One of my favorite methods has been to get some rubber washers from Home Depot (they're shaped like a truncated cone), with 3/4-1 inch outer diameter and a 1/4 inch hole in the middle. You may need to do some sanding, but you should be able to snugly fit inside the CD and on your axle.ttboy99 wrote:How are you attaching the wheels (CD's in our case) to the axles?
Another option is to get/make small wooden disks ~2inch in diameter, drill a hole in the center of them to put the axle through, then glue the disks to each side of the CD, forming a sandwich.
For both methods, secure the CD so that it doesn't move side-to-side.
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OUR CAR DESIDED NOT TO MOVE @ REGINALS! We have been getting a score of around 180-ish, which would have won regional.
However, so many teams were 2nd tiered,(or had the same problem as us we got 4th!?!
I think the problem was the floor it was run on, a rubber composite. We had been testing on tial and wood.
However, so many teams were 2nd tiered,(or had the same problem as us we got 4th!?!
I think the problem was the floor it was run on, a rubber composite. We had been testing on tial and wood.
2012 stats:
Mousetrap vehicle: reg. 4th,
Heredity: reg. 2nd,
Forestry: reg.1st ,
Team: reg. 1st!!!,
Past events: Ornithology (2), Food science, Elevated bridge, Optics, Junkyard Challenge
States in two days....kill me now
Mousetrap vehicle: reg. 4th,
Heredity: reg. 2nd,
Forestry: reg.1st ,
Team: reg. 1st!!!,
Past events: Ornithology (2), Food science, Elevated bridge, Optics, Junkyard Challenge
States in two days....kill me now
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Maybe next time you should test on all surfaces.Sunshine Ninja wrote:OUR CAR DESIDED NOT TO MOVE @ REGINALS! We have been getting a score of around 180-ish, which would have won regional.
However, so many teams were 2nd tiered,(or had the same problem as us we got 4th!?!
I think the problem was the floor it was run on, a rubber composite. We had been testing on tial and wood.
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I'm surprised that you guys got 4th place because if your vehicle didn't move, then your team would have been in tier 4.Sunshine Ninja wrote:OUR CAR DESIDED NOT TO MOVE @ REGINALS! We have been getting a score of around 180-ish, which would have won regional.
However, so many teams were 2nd tiered,(or had the same problem as us we got 4th!?!
I think the problem was the floor it was run on, a rubber composite. We had been testing on tial and wood.
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bearasauras wrote:I'm surprised that you guys got 4th place because if your vehicle didn't move, then your team would have been in tier 4.Sunshine Ninja wrote:OUR CAR DESIDED NOT TO MOVE @ REGINALS! We have been getting a score of around 180-ish, which would have won regional.
However, so many teams were 2nd tiered,(or had the same problem as us we got 4th!?!
I think the problem was the floor it was run on, a rubber composite. We had been testing on tial and wood.
It went three feet
2012 stats:
Mousetrap vehicle: reg. 4th,
Heredity: reg. 2nd,
Forestry: reg.1st ,
Team: reg. 1st!!!,
Past events: Ornithology (2), Food science, Elevated bridge, Optics, Junkyard Challenge
States in two days....kill me now
Mousetrap vehicle: reg. 4th,
Heredity: reg. 2nd,
Forestry: reg.1st ,
Team: reg. 1st!!!,
Past events: Ornithology (2), Food science, Elevated bridge, Optics, Junkyard Challenge
States in two days....kill me now
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