boy scouts pinewood derby Anyone ever done a pinewood derby car race??
My son is a tiger cub and this will be our first year doing the race. It has to be by Boy Scouts regulations. Any suggestions on building a winning car? They gave us a small box with a block of wood and 4 crappy tires.. I’ve looked online but every site wants you to pay for their book.
One of the things that matters the most, but many people ignore it is the wheel/axle alignment. you need to make sure that the nails are in at exactly 90 degrees to the wood, and right in those little grooves in the bottom of the car (one of the design decisions that need to be made are which end faces forward, the long end or the short end. Most people put the short end first, in order to mimic the design of real cars, but I’ve seen cars with the long end first win.) If the wheels are in at perfect 90 degrees, the wheels won’t be adding extra friction against the track, pushing th car sideways or into a turn. With perfectly aligned wheels, you could race that block of wood down the track and it would win.
Another good plan is to make sure that your son is proud of his car. Ask him to draw plans and talk with him about cool cars that he likes.There are always three sets of car designs at Pinewood derbys; The Real Cars, or models of cars, The Art Cars, the bathtub on wheels, the cake, and all the other fun designs, and finally the Pinewood Aerodynamics. The last group is usually made up of veterans (and their fathers) who make flat cars with fins and needle shapes in order to scrape those key few miliseconds off. Be careful with these, though as really pointy ends can break easily, and most stopping mechaisms on the ends of the tracks are just a block of foam rubber. (I’ve seen some tracks, though where the center cesction raises up, and the friction between the bottom of the car, and the track stops them.) Be careful with gold or other reflective paints, as these can muck up the sensors at the end of the track, efectively making a stealth car. I had a gold car one year that would never register on the finish line. I had to put a big black electrical tape stripe on it in order for the machine to see it.
Most of all, have fun, and let your son do as much work as you feel comfortable letting him do, but don’t make him do it alone,though ; he will appreciate your help, but be disinterested if he’s racing your car.
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My little sisters birthdays coming up soon adn shes turning fifteen and i wanna take her and her friends to the city. I was thinking like a karyoke bar, or something like that, we don’t want to do a tour or shopping, is there any ice skating or rock climbing or something like that? Anything in China town or time square that would be fun? thanks!
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