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how do you make a rubber band car
You can create a simple rubber band car by attaching a rubber band between the axles of a small toy car and winding it up. When released, the tension in the rubber band causes the car to move forward. This is a fun and easy way to demonstrate the energy stored in the stretched rubber band.
When a twisted rubber band is released, it unwinds and returns to its original shape, releasing stored elastic potential energy. This energy can be used to do work, such as moving an object or stretching another rubber band. The transfer of energy from the rubber band to the object being moved is how work is accomplished.
To build a rubber band propelled car, you will need a chassis (can be made of wood or lightweight plastic), wheels, rubber bands, a propeller (can be made of a straw or a wooden dowel), and something to wind up the rubber band like an axle. Attach the wheels to the chassis, wind up the rubber band around the axle, and attach the propeller. When you release the rubber band, it will unwind and propel the car forward.
The elastic potential energy gained by the rubber band is the work done by you in elongating it. Positive work is done on the rubber band, so it gains energy. While work is done by you (i.e. negative work is done on you), so you lose some energy. The total energy is conserved. In simple words, the energy gained by the rubber band is the energy lost by you while elongating it.
A stretched rubber band has potential energy like a spring. It has the potential to snap back. I used to build model airplanes with rubber band motors. I also had a rubber band gun that shot rubber bands. The potential energy stored in the rubber bank is what made these devices work.
You can give a rubber band potential energy by stretching it. When you stretch a rubber band, you are doing work on it, which causes the rubber band to store potential energy in the form of strain energy. This potential energy is released when the rubber band is allowed to return to its original shape.
It has potential to do work. Looking at it another way, it requires energy to stretch the rubber band; this energy can be recovered - for example, by pulling something - when the rubber band gets back to its normal position.
When you shoot a rubber band, potential energy stored in the stretched rubber band is converted into kinetic energy as the rubber band moves through the air. The potential energy stored in the stretched rubber band comes from the work done to stretch it.
Using a rubber band instead of a string on a mousetrap car can be more efficient because it provides more energy due to its elasticity. The rubber band can store more potential energy when it is wound up, leading to a more powerful release and better performance for the car.
a pulley car works by attaching a motor and a battery to a wooden base with an axle and wheels.the motor is controlled by the batterys power and is useally controling the wheels by using rope,a rubber band or possibly a hair band.
Something light and strong for the car (cardboard box? plastic bottle? Styrofoam?). The biggest and strongest rubber band you can find.