1. By:Michael Bright David Brundage Michael McAmis Damien Sutton
Rollercoaster Zero
By:Michael Bright
David Brundage
Michael McAmis Damien Sutton

2. THE PROCESS
THE PURPOSE - TO DESIGN A ROLLERCOASTER THAT WILL GO FOR 15 SECONDS
THE MEANS – We bought our parts at Wal-Mart: plastic tub, funnel, tubes, tape, popsicle sticks, etc. We spent about $36…(the cashier thought we were making beer bongs…but the marbles perplexed her)

3. THE ROLLER COASTER
A marble is dropped onto a piece of track attached to the top of a plastic tub…it then continues to follow a path carved by a plethora of track
When the marble reaches the bottom of the track, it enters a tube attached to a ramp, and free-falls into a funnel which directs it into a labyrinth of tubing
At the end of the tubing, it comes to a stop

4. WHAT HAPPENS At the top of the tube, the marble has potential energy…
Energy lost due to collisions
As the marble travels downward, its potential energy converts into kinetic energy

5. CONCLUSIONS PONTIFICATED
The project took about 8 hours of physical work…more time went into coming up with a plan, going to Wal-Mart, doing the outline, the power-point, etc.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED:
CO2 cartridges do not puncture easily…(dropping them on the floor does not work contrary to the belief of some)
Spray-painting in cold, windy weather is not very efficient