RUBBER BAND WHEEL

Demo Number 064
Location Shelf 3
Description Heating one quadrant of the wheel’s spokes causes those spokes to contract, resulting in a shift of the wheel’s center of mass. Gravity will then cause the wheel to slowly rotate.
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Tips
  • Wheel balancing and other detailed instructions are available in the demo box.
  • This takes a while to set up
  • Bands will break if left on after use.
  • Do not expect the wheel to turn really fast. Once working properly, it rotates at a Ferris wheel pace.
  • When storing the demo, the rubber band spokes MUST be unhooked and placed in a Ziplock bag to keep them from deteriorating.
  • You will need a heat source. Preferably the infrared heater so that air is not blowing across the rubber band spokes. (Infrared heater stored with 094 Infrared Heat Focusing on shelf 5)

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