Mousetrap Vehicle C

[DarthBuilder]

Hey, dumb question, we are having a problem having our car to go all 8 meters with power. Does anyone have an idea on how to make our car have power longer??

Well, How long is your arm? Drive wheel diameter? Diameter of drive axle?

[Otkrlj]

Hey, dumb question, we are having a problem having our car to go all 8 meters with power. Does anyone have an idea on how to make our car have power longer??

Well, How long is your arm? Drive wheel diameter? Diameter of drive axle?

Lol wops thought i put that. Drive axle is 1cm, the wheel is 12 cm. The drive arm is like 40 cm

[PM2017]

Hey, dumb question, we are having a problem having our car to go all 8 meters with power. Does anyone have an idea on how to make our car have power longer??

Well, How long is your arm? Drive wheel diameter? Diameter of drive axle?

Lol wops thought i put that. Drive axle is 1cm, the wheel is 12 cm. The drive arm is like 40 cm

Do the mousetraps go all 180 degrees by the end of the run? Or does the car stop before that? It should theoretically go 960 cm, or 9.6 meters, given the specs you provided.

[DarthBuilder]

Well, How long is your arm? Drive wheel diameter? Diameter of drive axle?

Lol wops thought i put that. Drive axle is 1cm, the wheel is 12 cm. The drive arm is like 40 cm

Do the mousetraps go all 180 degrees by the end of the run? Or does the car stop before that? It should theoretically go 960 cm, or 9.6 meters, given the specs you provided.

I think it may be the string he is using. What kind of string or line are you using?

[Things2do]

Lol wops thought i put that. Drive axle is 1cm, the wheel is 12 cm. The drive arm is like 40 cm

Do the mousetraps go all 180 degrees by the end of the run? Or does the car stop before that? It should theoretically go 960 cm, or 9.6 meters, given the specs you provided.

I think it may be the string he is using. What kind of string or line are you using?

Have you tried a smaller axel? Mine is ~0.5 cm in diameter, and I have a wooden sewing spool in the middle for the extra power to start, and it is ~1.5 cm in diameter. Maybe you could try something like that.

[Otkrlj]

Do the mousetraps go all 180 degrees by the end of the run? Or does the car stop before that? It should theoretically go 960 cm, or 9.6 meters, given the specs you provided.

They go the full distance. We honestly dont know what the problem is. Speed is fine, but we cant make it go any farther.

I think it may be the string he is using. What kind of string or line are you using?

It was kevelar string, but it all broke (dont ask) so were temporaitly using yarn, but theres no difference between them is distance.
Have you tried a smaller axel? Mine is ~0.5 cm in diameter, and I have a wooden sewing spool in the middle for the extra power to start, and it is ~1.5 cm in diameter. Maybe you could try something like that.

Good idea! Well try that thx!!!
Btw i ama an idiot and dont know how to sepporate my stuff from quotes lol

[DarthBuilder]

This might be a bad question but worth asking. Are we allowed to bend the small metal stick that sets off the mousetraps?

[Unome]

This might be a bad question but worth asking. Are we allowed to bend the small metal stick that sets off the mousetraps?

Bending is explicitly listed as a forbidden alteration of the structural integrity of the mousetrap in rule 3.a.

[Things2do]

This might be a bad question but worth asking. Are we allowed to bend the small metal stick that sets off the mousetraps?

Bending is explicitly listed as a forbidden alteration of the structural integrity of the mousetrap in rule 3.a.

Although you could solder it where you want it to stick farther out, if that's what you want... That is legal. If you want it to not stick out so far, there isn't much you can do...

[terence.tan]

is it just me or is everyone having issues reaching the 8 meters?