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Contraption: Step No. Description

The document describes the steps of a contraption or Rube Goldberg machine created by a college team. The machine involves a series of domino effects starting with a marble that causes a motor to start and a fan to rotate. This sets off a chain reaction involving a boat, balls, a seesaw, and a laser that is eventually triggered to turn on by a light sensor. The final steps include a ball moving down a track via a motor to hit a hammer and goal post. The steps may be modified based on material availability.

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Contraption: Step No. Description

The document describes the steps of a contraption or Rube Goldberg machine created by a college team. The machine involves a series of domino effects starting with a marble that causes a motor to start and a fan to rotate. This sets off a chain reaction involving a boat, balls, a seesaw, and a laser that is eventually triggered to turn on by a light sensor. The final steps include a ball moving down a track via a motor to hit a hammer and goal post. The steps may be modified based on material availability.

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Contraption

College: Prathyusha Institute of Technology & Management,


Chennai.

Team Name: Goldberg


Contact No.: +91-9094798755

Team Members: A. Mahendra Kumar Reddy

K. Suresh

Step no. Description

A marble rolls down a straight path


1
made by a half cut pipe
The marble traces a semicircular path
2
on a plane surface
The marble again rolls on a half cut
3 pipe which has a 90 degree bend at the
end
The marble hits the first domino of a
4 series of dominos and all the dominoes
fall on each other one by one
The final domino hits another ball place
5
on a straight pipe
The ball rolls down the path and hits a
6 iron nail which is connected to a one
end of a motor switch
The iron nail is pushed by the ball and
7 it comes in contact with the other end
of the switch
The motor starts to rotate and the fan
8 fixed to the shaft of the motor also
rotate
The wind from the fan pushes a boat
9
placed on a vessel containing water
The boat travels along the water path
10
and hits the other end of the vessel
As soon as the boat hits the end a ball
11 placed on a track of curved bars if
pushed forward
The ball travels along the path of track
12 and falls on to a bowl placed near the
end of the track
The bowl is attached to a bar whose
13 other end is fixed to a flat surface and
this setup is pivoted to point on the bar
The weight of the ball in moves the
14
bowl down and the other end up
The other end of the bar hits a small
15
cup on a pipe
The cup contains a solution of NaCl and
16 the solution flows down the pipe and
deposits on the other end of the pipe
The two open terminals of a laser is
17 connect by the solution and the laser
starts to emit light
The light travels along a reflecting
18
mirrors
Then the light travels through a glass
19
slab and gets refracted
The refracted light enters a tube whose
20
other ends has a light sensor
The light falls on the sensor and the
21 sensor switches on the motor
connected to it
The motor rotates and the helps a ball
22 placed n track to move down of the
track
The fall flows down the track and hits a
23
hammer
The hammer is pivoted at the tip and
24 as soon as ball hits the hammer it
moves down
The hammer moves down and hits a
25
ball placed below it

26 The ball goes to the goal post

Note: The given steps are subjected to change according to availability of the
materials – in formed to the coordinators through Phone call.

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