ok all of you creative people, take a look

toph99

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i REALLY need some idea's for my physics project. i have been asking everyone i can think of for ideas, and they are either impossible or too basic. My teacher looks for creativity and originality, so my first thought of a model rocket will not go because it was pre made, and very simple. ANY input is appreciated, really :)
 

RedRooster

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Make a propeller, mount it to a base, and light candles under the propeller. The heat will make it spin.
Alternatively, if you could make the propeller run a gear drive to turn the wheels on a little car, then you'd have something that moves across the table.
 

Azraele

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Try to simplify things. First, decide what you want to power your project with. Wind, electricity, what? Second, think of what medium you want it to travel through/on/in..air, land, water? After that, figure out what the object will be, car, boat, plane, etc.

As far as the creative part...I dunno, a remote controlled potato?
 

nater

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umm I know in my class we're doing some type of catupult project sometime, maybe you could do something like that
 

toph99

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RedRooster, that's actually a really good idea. i think i could make that work with some stuff i have. i'll keep that one in mind :)

and az, any of them, i just need ideas to get my creativity flowing ;)

nater: that's an idea, but i forgot the state that the thing itself is supposed to move :) but thanks