Random Tech Stuff
In class we have to make something out of wood. We had to send our teacher a design of what we wanted. I wanted to make a tiny wood glider. I sent her it and it seems good. I can’t wait to do it because…
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Log Harvesting
Today for homework we watched 3 videos about logging. One was an old video from 1947 and the the other were more current. As I watched the older video I was surprised how much automation they had for such a long time ago. But then…
Tech Post #3 – Automata
In tech we are making automates. They are like boxes that move when you turn something. It may go up and down, spin, or both. I am doing a big wheel deign. The big wheel makes it so that it goes side to side and…
Rube Goldberg Reflection #6
This project left me with a lot of enjoyment, some mistakes and lessons learned. First of all, the enjoyable things about the project. One of which was to work with my friends. It might have not been a wise idea because they fool around at times….
Rube Goldberg Requirements #5
My group and I were striving to get the best grade as possible. But, as we started with the project, I noticed it was harder than it seemed. There were many different categories that you could get As on. We tried to picked out the…
Rube Goldberg Testing #4
Rube Goldberg is very fun, making, going to Walmart to get things, see it work! But then, there is testing. You test over and over and over again until it works. You also have to setup your giant Rube Goldberg again after every fail and…
Rube Goldberg Idea Problem #3
Another problem with my group was that we couldn’t come up with that many steps for the machine. Well, that’s not actually true. We had plenty of ideas, too many in fact. We were having trouble implementing all these awesome ideas we had. Some were…
Rube Goldberg Group Problem #2
One of the other challenges we face was that not all my group mates were focusing on the project. Since we were working in my basement, there were a lot of tempting things to play with. Some of the group mates got distracted with all…
Rube Goldberg Material Problem #1
In school, I was assigned to make a Rube Goldberg machine. If you don’t know what a Rube Goldberg machine is, it is a complex chain reaction that mainly preforms a simple task. We got the ability to work in groups. We started with trail and…
Information Book – Nerf Guns
I have been working on my information book and I would like to present it. It has been really hard and fun. Organizing the chapters took some time but it was fun. The writing took a week. I really liked writing the chapters, the introduction,…