Scioly.org

Hello fellow participants, So I wanted to know what size (width and length) you guys were aiming for in the size of your car and what type of weight you may also aim in the building of the car. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Also, related to the weight factor I was wondering where the weight di...

As the name suggests - First time one of my kids has been involved in Science Olympiad. You make a point. I will say in our testing it hasn't been an issue but we may need to re-look at how we start. Hey, just a heads up, make sure you aren't too involved if you are a parent. The student should do ...

honorstoise wrote:If you attach an object to the screw does it count as a separate object or part of the screw

I would consider it to be part of the screw.

https://www.soinc.org/boomilever-c
There are three diagrams here that provide sufficient amount of dimensions for things.

Potentially less stable, harder to get accurate, you will have to be very precise to do this. I wouldn't recommend it because the amount of time/effort/skill it takes to get it perfect won't pay off IMO to get the extra 1cm of vertical distance.

38.33

So from what I'm getting, are 2-7/8" banebots wheels not viable this year? Since if you want the car to go backwards then it has to go at least 8 m theoretically since you can't coast forwards if you reverse wind. You could just make a longer lever arm. harvard wants to know your location jkjk...

what is the point of the loading block sitting at an angle?

Or buy a 5v peltier cooler: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1331

I think, to a point, you need to be ultra precise on how even your column pieces are as well as your tension pieces. It will be very similar to towers, where if your tower wasn't perfectly level, there will be an imbalance which may cause the death of your boom.