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A mousetrap car designed for a distance competition

A mousetrap car is a small vehicle made using materials and having the only form of power being from a single, or double mousetrap. Other modifications include using a rat trap, for added power.

Mousetrap cars may be used in physics or other physical science classes to help students build problem-solving skills, develop spatial awareness, budget time, and cooperative behavior.

[edit] Competition objectives

One common competition is to create a mousetrap car that functions with a single mousetrap. The winning car is the one which travels over a distance of five meters in the least amount of time. include making the longest running mousetrap car. Sometimes additional rules can apply such as restrictions on weight or others. But you cannot make the mouse trap car move slower the it is expected. when there is a tear in the wheel, adjust the formation of the impact of the rubber band that you placed infront of the mouse trap, just so the car can move freely.

[edit] Design

The general style for a mousetrap car varies. Most people choose four-wheeled cars, but two- and three-wheeled cars also exist. There is one known example of a one wheeled mousetrap car designed and built by Philip Beltracchi.

[edit] External Links

• Mousetrap Car Demonstration of a mousetrap powered car

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