Sunday, March 2, 2014

Physics behind the Rubber band Cars


The more you wind up the rubber band in your car, the more elastic potential energy you build up.When letting go the rubber band snaps back into original form spinning the axle. This elastic potential energy is then converted into kinetic energy propelling the car to move forward. Depending on the vehicle design you can make the car go faster or farther. For example having larger diameter wheels can cause the vehicle to travel farther.

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