1. The Dead Mouse Elevator
By: Duncan Adrian, Daiwen Chen, Sean Szemborski, Chris Guynn

2. Team members

3. Design Wheel goes down ramp to hit lever Lever pushes marble down tube
Sets off series mouse traps
Trap pulls pin to release ball
Ball goes down tube, sets off another mouse trap
Pulls stick releases wheel
Wheel sets off final mousetrap
Mousetrap pulls pin which releases the bucket
Wooden ball falls into counter weight
Weight moves

4. Energy Conversions Wheel GPE to Wheel KE to lever KE
Lever KE + marble GPE to
First Mouse Traps Spring PE to
To rotational KE x 4
Releases ball GPE to
Balls KE to trap
Wheels GPE to trap
Ball in buckets GPE to KE to
Balls KE + Balls GPE + Counterweights GPE to
Move weight

5. Conclusions Total Build Time: 10 hours Problems - First idea failed,
- Mouse trap breaking
- Timing weight exactly
Efficiency = 40.3%
Total Energy Loss = J