The Liftanator By, Sam, Michael, And Mark

The Team

Overview We will drop a golf ball that rolls down a ramp sets off a mouse trap, that’s attached to a string. The mouse trap will release and the string and release the wood holding the weight. Finally, the weight will drop and lift the 1kg weight.

Energy Conversions Ball Mouse Trap Weight Gravitational Energy(.0343J) to Potential Energy Mouse Trap Spring Potential Energy to Rotational Potential Energy Weight Gravitational Potential Energy(23.162J) to Kinetic Energy

How Awesome Are We For Building This Great Device

Conclusion The building of the project took about 10 hours. We actually spent more time building than actually planning. Our first Idea actually failed so we had to start over completely from scratch. Complications Trouble with weight Miscalculated energy Lousy wood Thank God This Is Over!!