Rubber Band Cars For Distance

It must travel at least 20 meters and best of all is above.

Rubber band cars for distance. Anything below 20 meters is a failing grade. The aim of this project is distance. It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better. While you can certainly use a paper towel tube for your car i chose a sturdier tube that came from a box of aluminum foil.

Repeat with all 4 wheels. Basically it s a project to build a rubber band car of any size and not use any materials designed or it s intentional use is for a car. And only utilize one rubber band for it s main power source. When you wind up the rubber bands to power the car you re forcing the polymer chains to straighten out which creates elastic potential energy.

The best method is to hold a rubber band against the edge of the wheel with your thumb then carefully work it onto the wheel with your other hand picture 1. Long distance rubber band car. With the rubber band cars the rubber used is made up of long polymer chains that in their natural state are all wrinkled up. This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania.

Without the rubber bands the wheels will spin out and waste energy before the car overcomes its inertia and begins moving. Winding the rubber bands requires energy which is supplied by you. A great working elastic band powered car 0 00 0 20 testing 0 20 1 22 building the b. How to build a simple rubber band powered car out of household materials.