cardboard as blades, possibly the sandpaper also. Use some of the screws and such for the mechanic bits. Could incorporate this into a rube goldberg machine by having the spinning blades wind up some wire taken from the AC adapters, which could set in motion a whole slew of things. (Power the wind mill with an external fan, as power supplies are allowed)
What if we used that half motor with the copper from one of the AC adaptors to create a generator, have the windmill turn the coil, generate some current to light the light bulb? How awesome would that be?
cardboard as blades, possibly the sandpaper also. Use some of the screws and such for the mechanic bits. Could incorporate this into a rube goldberg machine by having the spinning blades wind up some wire taken from the AC adapters, which could set in motion a whole slew of things. (Power the wind mill with an external fan, as power supplies are allowed)
ReplyDeleteA windmill could also be used as a power source for a conveyor. It could transport something from one container to another.
ReplyDeleteWhat if we used that half motor with the copper from one of the AC adaptors to create a generator, have the windmill turn the coil, generate some current to light the light bulb? How awesome would that be?
ReplyDeleteThe trouble with a windmill being expected to produce electricity or do work (i.e. move) is that you need wind.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea as part of the Rube Goldberg contraption.
I don't think that is trouble that is the point. To produce motion from the wind mill. And the rules allow for us to use a fan to power the windmill
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