Mission Zip Line Experiment... Accomplished!
What's more exciting than having yourself dangling down in height above the ground while you appreciate the wonderful scenery of the world just below your feet?
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Zip lining, being a prominent to-go activity, is something you would want to do with friends or family over the weekend to hype that adrenaline up and get plenty of fresh air.
BUT sorry to break it to you... I did not make this blog to explain how beneficial zip lining is.
To make matters more interesting, I am going to tell you how wonderful of a subject it is to relate to science---physics, to be more specific.
How?
Well, first, a zip line needs to descend on a slope. Gravity and Inertia are two things that dictate that we will be yanked down to the ground unless an opposing force acts upon us to stop the motion.
This makes it one of the best experiments we could do to furthermore prove the necessity of physics in our lives.
My friends and I decided to try the experiment ourselves!
Commonly, these are the materials:
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But instead of using a pail and a marble, we used paper board (the heavier the paper and the more flexible it is, the better) and formed it into a rocket.
The hardest part of making this zip line is putting all the materials into the right places. We have had multiple trial and errors before getting the rocket done.
After finishing the experiment, I have concluded that weight does have a great significance for the zip line to work. The heavier the object it carries, the faster it goes as gravity acts upon it.
We did not get to put balloons on the rocket, which would make it a lot faster because of the additional force applied, but since we used heavy materials, the rocket successfully went down the string.
With a whole lot of patience and perseverance, we were able to make it work!
Mission Zip Line Experiment.... Accomplished!
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