Rubber Band Car Instructions

Our rubber band racecar kit comes with everything you need to build a rubber band car.

Rubber band car instructions.

Different lengths and widths of rubber bands will wind around the axle differently store different amounts of energy and release their energy differently. Build a rubber band car what you need. Next wrap 2 rubber bands around each cd to make an x shape and attach the cds to the car by sliding the wooden spools onto the dowels. This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania.

Decide how you will attach the rubber band. It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better. Adult supervision is recommended for children under 10. This is an easy to make rubberband car using a paper towel tube for the body.

Attach it to the car opposite the notch. The rubber band unwinds to regain its former configuration spinning the axle and propelling the car forward in the process. Rubber bands can inflict pain if mishandled. The energy generated from the rubber band snapping back into shape is enough to power this small car.

On twisting the rubber band around the axle you are storing potential energy in it that gets transformed into kinetic energy when you let it go. You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o. Finally run a chain of rubber bands from one end of the cardboard tube to the other and secure it with a paper clip. Hence the more the winds of the rubber band the faster and longer your drive.