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**URGENT** "Slow Roller" Physics Project Help
Hi,
I'm new in the forum and my project partner and I need some help/ideas regarding what will yield us the best project in class.
The object is to create a "slow roller", AKA a device that will roll down the length of 1 meter at a 13 degree incline at the slowest speed. The rules and resrictions on matirials and such can be found here:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/woottonhs/academics/science/finalfront/slowroll2005.html
My teacher told us that when testing the very good slow rollers in past years the judges have had to stop timing after 5 minutes because the roller had barely moved down the meter stick at all. <--------THIS IS MY GOAL!
Now let me just say I am not asking for someone to GIVE me the answer to making the slowest roller, THAT WOULD BE CHEATING! lol. I am simply asking for some ideas to set is in the right direction because we are quite stumped right now as to how to go about making ours the SLOWEST slow roller.
Please respond as soon as possible so I can get started on this.
THank you much,
Lis Ferri <---- wow he is cute
PS: I'm in Honors Physics and in 12th grade.
Hi,
I'm new in the forum and my project partner and I need some help/ideas regarding what will yield us the best project in class.
The object is to create a "slow roller", AKA a device that will roll down the length of 1 meter at a 13 degree incline at the slowest speed. The rules and resrictions on matirials and such can be found here:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/woottonhs/academics/science/finalfront/slowroll2005.html
My teacher told us that when testing the very good slow rollers in past years the judges have had to stop timing after 5 minutes because the roller had barely moved down the meter stick at all. <--------THIS IS MY GOAL!
Now let me just say I am not asking for someone to GIVE me the answer to making the slowest roller, THAT WOULD BE CHEATING! lol. I am simply asking for some ideas to set is in the right direction because we are quite stumped right now as to how to go about making ours the SLOWEST slow roller.
Please respond as soon as possible so I can get started on this.
THank you much,
Lis Ferri <---- wow he is cute
PS: I'm in Honors Physics and in 12th grade.
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