User:Marcelo21/enes100/Project1

Project Preference
1. Airplane Float 2. Dancing Balls 3. Wireless Power

Problem
- Document the current success and start trying different patterns

Tasking
Document the effect of the size and composition of the balls.

The size effects the speed of the bounce. The bigger single foil ball video bounces slower and less often than the smaller balls video.

Styrofoam wrapped in aluminum foil is used on the current system. VIDEO Bubbles react to static which can be used to create art video

Tasking
Test the effects of static on bubbles and possible applications to the static box.


 * Bubbles are repelled by the balloon
 * Not enough static for a noticeable reaction
 * The bubbles moved upwards defying gravity because the balloon pushed them upwards




 * Metal pipe to run static current through
 * Wrapped in black wire tape on the ends to be able to move by hand
 * Left a little cut in the tape to allow gator clips for current

Next steps:
 * Test the static staff to see if it can move the foil balls.
 * Observe the affect of more static electricity on the bubbles.
 * Design and build the water containing static box to document reaction of water and static.

Tasking
Design and build a smaller version of the static box.

Materials

 * Aluminium foil
 * Plastic glass scraps
 * Hot glue gun


 * All dimensions of the box reduced to make it smaller
 * Top and bottom lids are thinner as well.
 * Otherwise still same design as bigger box, with foil on the lids and plastic glass in the middle.

Next Steps

 * Document the difference between the movement of the balls in the bigger and smaller box.

Tasking
Come up with a checklist to find out why the box does not function effectively based on how static electricity works.

Checklist

 * Foil covers Styrofoam entirely
 * There is not too much foil to allow polarity of the ball.
 * Box is properly building up enough electrons to cause a discharge in the box.
 * The foil is smooth.
 * There is nothing discharging the box into the ground.
 * The box is dry.

Next Steps

 * Use the checklist on the box to get it to replicate the last teams success.
 * Fix what is causing the failure to get the box to function properly.