Law and Orders THE INEFFICIENT ESTABROOK ELEVATOR ESCAPADE The Justice League Tristan Crawley, Meghan Mccollum, Aaron Clements Design and stored energy Design Potential energy Gravitational energy Car Ball rolls into cup Cup moves lever up Lever flips man Man trips mouse trap Trap releases yoyo Yoyo trips trap Trap pulls lever Lever pops balloon Balloon drops weight car, ball, lever, yoyo counterweight Spring potential energy In both the mouse traps CONSTRUCTION DIFFICULTIES Size constraints Procedural adjustments Consistency of outcomes Car and ball would not stay on track CONCLUSION Our team was challenged to build a machine that raised a 1 kg mass 1 meter. Our initial design did not work but we managed to work though the difficulties to achieve success.