Today, Mr. Chung introduced us to a new assignment: CANNONS!
Our main goal is to create a cannon that would shoot the cannonball as far as possible.
In physics terms, we need to build a cannon that would produce the greatest range in the x-axis.
The main factor that determines how far it will go is the angle. A longer barrel would be better because the energy would be applied for a longer period of time; however, it wouldn't work like this for our cannons because our cannonballs are not starting from all the way inside it.
We are only allowed to use 5 pop cans and duct tape. The cannonball is to be made of 2 styrofoam cups tape together to form a closed "cylinder".
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