In Science this week, we finally put our "yachts" to the test.
Our goal was to see how far they could go, using a massive leaf blower.
Equipment:
- Land yacht
- aforementioned leaf blower
Equation: We took the distance our yacht covered and the time it took to do so, and divided them with each other.
Result: Our yacht was going 0.65625 m/s or 0.7 m/s to make 4.2 m.
Conclusion: It was going that fast because of the aerodynamics, its area, and how it was propelled. The mass itself wasn't very much, its area was also very small, but the aerodynamics weren't very good. There was a lot of air resistance, and there was no helping attachments to assist with reducing the air resistance.
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