Building a Rube Goldberg Machine Using Analogue Multimeter

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The discussion focuses on creating a Rube Goldberg machine that incorporates an analogue multimeter to measure water levels in a 5-quart pail of ice cream. Key requirements include starting with a digital camera's record button, achieving a horizontal flight of at least 30 inches, and simulating a roller coaster effect. The design must utilize various energy forms, including elastic potential energy, heat energy, light energy, and magnetic force, alongside two electric motors and a pulley system. The machine is limited to 20 steps and specific dimensions of 30 inches wide, 36 inches tall, and 40 inches long. Participants are encouraged to share suggestions for building this complex machine.
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Hi i need help making my rube goldberg machine. It needs to use an Analogue Multimeter to determine how much water is in a 5 quart pail of ice cream (any amount of water)
The things it needs to have in it is:
1. Needs to start by hitting record button on Digital Camera
2. 1 thing to fly 30 inches or more horizontally
3. needs to act like a roller coaster
4. Use Elastlic Ponetial Engery
5. Uses 2 Electric Motors
6. 1 heat engery with heat source
7. 1 light engery
8. 1 Magnet force
9. 1 pulley system
10. 1 30 inch upward vertical elevation change
It can be 20 steps no more than twenty any suggestions to how i can build this machine the dimensions are 30 inches wide, 36 inches tall and 40 inches long
Thanks
PLEASE HELP
 
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