Hovercraft B/C

[Adi1008]

Is the hovercraft written test self-scheduled at nationals?

Based on the tentative schedule in the rulebook, hovercraft is completely self schedule.

[Birdmusic]

How many rolls of pennies can your hovercrafts hold?

I just want to see our performance compared to other teams.

4 at most with full batteries. (yeah i can't build)

[jgrischow1]

Sorry if something like this has already been posted, but we found a really good way to increase the number of pennies we could hold. When my kids were just randomly poking holes in the bottom of their skirt, they could only get 3-4 pennies on. We created a simple device in which graph paper was taped on to a piece of cardboard. We then poked thumbtacks through the intersections of the graph paper. We must have had hundreds of tacks on it. The kids pierced their skirts with the device, and the even holes really helped, enabling them to get 12-13 penny roles and a 15 second time.

[LittyWap]

Sorry if something like this has already been posted, but we found a really good way to increase the number of pennies we could hold. When my kids were just randomly poking holes in the bottom of their skirt, they could only get 3-4 pennies on. We created a simple device in which graph paper was taped on to a piece of cardboard. We then poked thumbtacks through the intersections of the graph paper. We must have had hundreds of tacks on it. The kids pierced their skirts with the device, and the even holes really helped, enabling them to get 12-13 penny roles and a 15 second time.

Seeing as how im not making it to Nats this year and this event is leaving in 2019, I should tell you that this was major to the success of my craft. It's like an air hockey table, where the holes restrict the volumetric flow and increase the static pressure.

[IvanGe]

Does anyone know if they will give you credit for an answer being 51.50N when the answer key says 51.52N? Does that small difference affect if you get credit or not?

[MIScioly1]

Does anyone know if they will give you credit for an answer being 51.50N when the answer key says 51.52N? Does that small difference affect if you get credit or not?

100% dependent on the supervisor. If the supervisor is requesting the calculation to be done in a certain way using sig figs, then I suppose that difference could affect credit. That being said, I would give it full credit if I were the supervisor.

[MIScioly1]

Does anyone know if they will give you credit for an answer being 51.50N when the answer key says 51.52N? Does that small difference affect if you get credit or not?

100% dependent on the supervisor. If the supervisor is requesting the calculation to be done in a certain way using sig figs, then I suppose that difference could affect credit. That being said, I would give it full credit if I were the supervisor.

I assume most would have no problem with it, though. (sorry for double post)

[CMS AC]

How significant is sig figs though? Like how many points would they take off?(No pun intended)

[antoine_ego]

How significant is sig figs though? Like how many points would they take off?(No pun intended)

Depends on the test and test writer. For example, on Optics MIT, you lost half credit if your sig figs were off. I'd read the directions carefully; sometimes they ask for a fixed number (i.e. Astronomy MIT).

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Does anyone know if they will give you credit for an answer being 51.50N when the answer key says 51.52N? Does that small difference affect if you get credit or not?

100% dependent on the supervisor. If the supervisor is requesting the calculation to be done in a certain way using sig figs, then I suppose that difference could affect credit. That being said, I would give it full credit if I were the supervisor.

Also dependent on the question. If it's a straightforward one-step or two-step calculation, it's harder to deem it creditworthy than, say, if it was five or six calculations.