Construction Page

 

  1. A piece of aluminum angle was used as the track.

 

  1. A angle was cut into a small piece of wood providing for a raised launch.

 

  1. Gold-plated neodymium-iron-boron magnets are aligned about every 2.5 inches on the last foot of the aluminum angle.

 

  1. Steel balls are placed after each magnet, while one is used to serve as the trigger for the chain reaction.

 

  1. The number of balls and magnets can be experimented with.

 



 

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