Thuc Le

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Final Report – Mousetrap Car 2.0

April 29, 2021

Post 11: Final Report 2021 Part 2: How

Presentation: https://youtu.be/MZqY-Pv0UXo To recap, my project is inspired by a high school physics project. I wanted to apply the skills I’ve acquired as an engineering student to build a better mousetrap car than the one I made in high school and see how much longer my new mousetrap car can go. So to briefly explain…

Specs and Constraints: Mousetrap Car 2.0

April 8, 2021

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Post 9: Top 5 constraints, top 5 specifications

The main goal of my project is to make a mousetrap car that can run over a long distance (hopefully about 200 feet), so most of the the specs below are set based on this goal. Specifications: Functionality: the car must be able to achieve a distance of at least 100 feet. Friction: in order to…

Design Preview: Mousetrap Car 2.0

April 3, 2021

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Post 8: Design Preview Report

For my final project, I will be making a long distance mousetrap car. This is inspired by a high school physics project that I did 5 years ago. Since the mousetrap car that I made previously didn’t do too well in a long distance race, I wanted to take on this project again and see…

Final Project Plans: Mousetrap Car

March 19, 2021

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Post 7: Main project aesthetics – plans and alternatives

My final project is about completely redesigning a mousetrap car that I made 5 years ago in high school. I decided that the main goal is to make the car go beyond 200 feet, which is a distance that my old design did not even come close to accomplishing. I’ve done some research and found…

My Personal Aesthetic: Cars

March 11, 2021

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Post 6: My Personal Aesthetic 2021

One of my personal interests is cars, and I find futuristic designs of car particularly aesthetically pleasing to look at. I think the reason why most people, including myself, love cars is because it gives us a sense of freedom. Having a car gives you the opportunity to go where you want, when you want.…

Mousetrap Car 2.0

March 4, 2021

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Post 5: Main project plans and inspirations

If you have taken a physics class in high school, which I’d imagine most of you did, you’ve probably had to build a mousetrap car as one of your projects. For me, it was a really interesting and fun project because you got to apply the physics concepts that you learned in class into an…

Cardboard Rocket Ship

February 27, 2021

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Post 4: Upcycle Final Report

Presentation and Critiques When I first thought of what I should make for my upcycle project, I wanted to use whatever discarded material that I already have to save time and money. With this in mind, I looked around my place and found several cardboard boxes that are just sitting there waiting to be thrown…

Upcycle Progress: Cardboard Rocket Ship

February 10, 2021

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Post 3: Upcycle progress

The first step of creating a cardboard rocket ship is to obtain flat cardboard pieces. So I have disassembled one of my cardboard boxes into several moderately sized pieces. The first part I decided to make is the body of the ship. The body will be a hexagon prism, so I would need 6 identical…

Cardboard Rocket Ship

February 3, 2021

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Post 2: Upcycle Aesthetic

As I look around my apartment for recyclable objects and materials, I noticed that I had an excessive amount of cardboard boxes just laying around waiting to be thrown away. So I thought to myself, “why not use the cardboards that I already have and make something cool out of them, that way I can…

The Unstoppable Dirk Nowitzki

January 28, 2021

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Post 1: Aesthetics Explorations 2021

The word “aesthetic” doesn’t come up often when people describe a sport or an athlete. But I think Dirk Nowitzki has one of the most beautiful and artistic fadeaway the NBA has ever seen. Not only that, Dirk’s playstyle is so unique and effective that he has received countless recognition and praises from his…