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Aluminum Foils

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Before building the design that is best fit for the presentation, there was many models that had “failed”. To start off with, the first design to successfully float with 50 pennies for 20 seconds was Tyler’s design that was built with two pop cans and two sheets of aluminum paper (one is used to wrap the cans while the other is used to make a “cup” to hold the pennies). However, when the group weighed this in class, it was around 31 grams, which is 4.5 grams overweight (the requirement is 26.5 grams). Seeing this, the group cut the top of both cans off, this decreased the weight and allowed the boat to meet standards. Sadly, since the opening was big, small amounts of water leaked in while tested, this made the group reconsider using this design in the final presentation. Following Tyler’s design, Jalen created a design that had one pop can and aluminum foil wrapped around it, however, when Jalen tested this at home, it did not work. During this time, Claire made a design to Tyler’s. Instead of using aluminum foil to wrap around the two cans, Claire poked two holes through both cans and used a metal strip (a strip of aluminum cut from a pop can) and connected the two cans. Knowing that it will be overweight, Claire cut both tops off. …show more content…

Starting off with Tyler’s design, the surface area of this boat is bigger, this allows the pressure from the pennies to spread out. Claire’s design is similar to Tyler’s, its advantage over the previous design is that it is lighter, however, it is also unbalanced making the boat float in an awkward angle. Lastly, there is the group design, which has the advantage of disabling the water to cover its insides but a disadvantage of a higher number in the depth of the displaced area. To prove this, the group should test all three boats out during the presentation, this would help communicate the designs on each

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