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The Levitating Car
an alternative hovercraft
from Georgia Tech's Center for EducationIntegrating Science, Mathematics and Computing
Handle: Document-20897
Owner: Fuller, Tina (User-7387, tfuller:DocuShare)DS
Friday, September 17, 2004 01:22:52 PM EDT
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 09:53:10 AM EST
Modified By: Dickenson, Rhonda (User-8396, rhonda.dickenson:gvwfl)DS
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  • The Levitating Car
You Will Need: • Compact disc (an old scratched up music CD or one of the computer CDs that come free in the mail) • Thread spool or 35mm-film canister • Glue • Balloon • Smooth tabletopWhat to do: 1.
  • If you are using the film canister, have an adult poke a pencil-size hole in the middle of the bottom and the middle of the cap of the canister.
  • Measure and record the distance traveled.
  • Repeat this twice more.
  • Measure and record the distance traveled. Repeat this twice more. A fan attached to an engine generates the cushion of air. These thrusts of air are similar to the way canoers change directions by moving water around with th...
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