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Gravity Coaster, Day 3

June 27, 2019

We started the morning riding the track of the gravity coaster to get a feel for the amount of speed and momentum we had to work with.

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Starting the process of engineering a “bump” in the track.

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Finishing up adding wheels to the cart.

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Woking on a towing system to bring the carts back up the coaster.

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Cart testing…….

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Snack time had us in stitches with all the “punny” jokes….

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Off for an afternoon adventure to the sandpit and rope swing.

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Back at the Warehouse, we put finishing touches on some of the carts, including pleather seating, carpets and cup holders.

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Problem solving the attachment points on the track.

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Popcorn break and time to sweep up the shop!

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Last adventure of the day to check out tactonite pellets, and this year’s crop of monarch caterpillars.

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See you tomorrow for our last day of building!!!!!

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