The Revolution
Nathan Dyer
Josiah Oduor
Brad Rhodes
Emily Morin
The Crew
Introduction
Design and build a “roller coaster” that transports an
object from a start point to an end point in 15 seconds
Materials used
Foam tubing
Spring gate closer
PVC pipe
Wood
Marble
Funnel
Overview
Spring launches marble through
PVC pipe to the funnel
Marble moves through funnel to
tubing
Marble moves through the top
of spiral tubing until it reaches
the bottom
Conclusion
Trial and error were a big part of our process
Some problems we encountered
Determining the actual jump distance
Supporting the structure
Connecting the tubing together
Connecting tubing to supports