1. A project by: Corey Stancombe, Casey McCutcheon, Ray Hillard, and Joey Hanna

2. To start the device we must roll the golf ball off the side of a wooden board. Where its potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy From there it falls onto a wooden ramp carefully constructed for the ball to reach optimum speed. This is where again its potential is transformed into kinetic energy The ball then drops onto another ramp, this is to give the ball enough speed to be able to knock over the can. Where its kinetic energy is used in the collision. The most important part of our project comes next the ball must have the energy to hit the can knocking it into the air. From there the can (or projectile as we like to call it) flies through the air toward the easy button. This is its projectile motion When the can hits the easy button the sound of a man claiming “that was easy” resonates throughout the building.

3. Ray suffered a facial wound and was temporarily knocked unconscious while trying to remove a drill bit from a piece of wood. Casey cut his thumb while attempting to nail on a piece of the device. The Easy Button’s voice was lowered after repeatedly being hit by the can of soda and being submerged in liquids. The device originally called for a bucket to be filled with water which would hit the button but that method proved to be unsuccessful.

4. Through calculations we determined the exact location the can would hit the easy button. We used the concepts of Projectile Motion-The can flying through the air Conservation of Energy-The two ramps Conservation of Linear Momentum- Collision of can and ball Center of Mass-The balancing of the can on the hinge We have determined that simple is indeed better after some complicated designs including water we just decided to hit the easy button with the can. Making for a dryer and cleaner experience.

5. Things we Bought Wood $9 Screws and nails $4 Can of Soda $.50 Hinges 2$ White Pipe $.50 Easy Button $3 Golf Ball $.50 Tape $.50 Total $20