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DISPROVED BY:ELAINE KOONTZ
Video Explanation• The Baudelaire’s are sitting in a car
on the railroad tracks• Their goal is to create a device to
reach and switch the tracks• They use a bobble head, conical
spring, and car seat material• The device springs the bobble head
around the switcher and, with enough force, switches the tracks
Physics Explanation
• Estimate distance for bobble head to travel
• Use Conservation of Energy formula to find velocity of spring launching bobble head
• Plug in velocity to find actual distance for bobble head to travel
• Reveal that the bobble head can not travel the distance with that mass and velocity
Calculations
Estimated distance from car window to track switcher: d = 22.74 ft/ 6.9 m
Average time of bobble head to track switcher: t = 1.65 seconds
Average/ estimated velocity of bobble head:
d = vt
6.9 = v(1.65)
v= 4.18m/s
22.74 feet/ 6.9 meters
9 inches 12 inches
9 inches x 13 ties + 12 inches x 13 gaps
Calculations
Conservation of Energy Equation:
PEe + KEe = PEf + KEf
½ kx2 = ½ mv2
kx2 = mv2
Constant of spring (k):
k = 25 lbs./in(1in./.254m)(.4536N)
k = 446.5 N/m
Mass of bobble head: m = 12 oz./ .34 kg
Calculations
Compressed distance of spring (x):
x = 6 inches – 3 inches = 3 in./ .08 m
Actual velocity of bobble head:
kx2 = mv2
446.5(.08)2 = .34(v)2
2.86 = .34(v)2
√8.41 = (v)2
v = 2.9 m/s
6 inches
3 inchesx = 6 inches – 3 inches = 3 inch compression
m = 12 ounces
Calculations
Actual distance bobble head would launch:
d = 2.9 m/s (1.65 sec.)
d = 4.8 meters
Difference between actual and estimated:
estimated – actual = difference6.9 – 4.8 = 2.1 meters/ 6.9 feet
15.75 feet/ 4.8 meters
22.74 feet/ 6.9 meters
22.74 feet/ 6.9 meters
12 ounces
4.18 meters per second2.9 meters per second
References
• Railroad Ties: www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/69.html
• Spring: www.springteam.com/design.htm
• Movie:
“A Series of Unfortunate Events” Paramount Pictures 2004
• Pounds to Force:
Physics book, page 958
ConclusionIf the 12 ounce bobble head were to
be launched 6.9 meters, the head would have to be traveling at 4.18 meters per second. However, the head is only traveling at the rate of 2.9 meters per second. With a time of 1.65 seconds, the bobble head would reach 4.8 meters. Clearly, the bobble head would not reach the track switcher, subsequently disproving the movie.