Saturday, October 27, 2012

Happy People

This led to us being done, hungry stomaches, tired brains, happy people, and a car that went somewhere.

The Most Awesome Car Ever (hence the web address)

5 HOURS LATER....

We then made The Most Awesome Car Ever by using:

Aluminum drain stakes
Eye hooks that closed (so we didn't have to worry about them falling off the poles)
Tape
Gobs of glue (and by gobs, we mean like half the tube)
Soap (an old carpenter's trick)
Better string

And ta-da! This marvelous creation was born:

Adios, amigo

So, repairs were made, and número UNO was scrapped.

Repairs

Adjustments needed to be made. We had multiple cracks in the trap, lack of stable wheels, and perhaps most important, lack of the car to move. So, then came this disaster (and darkness).

Número UNO

Our first attempt at constructing the mousetrap car. Unfortunately, when launched, this happened: