BALLOON CARS

BALLOON CARS ACTUALLY WENT FARTHER THAN THE ROCKET CAR.

THE FIRST CAR WE BUILT WE BUILT, CALLED THE EXCALIBUR 1.0 WAS A DUD.  THAT ONE WAS MADE OUT OF A MILK CARTON AND A WATER BALLON FILLED WITH AIR FOR POWER.  THE WHEEL WERE MADE OUT OF SPOOLS, AND THE AXELS WERE MADE OUT OF STRAWS.  THE AXELS WERE FIXED, BUT THE WHEELS WERE FREE.  IT STUNK UP THE JOINT BECAUSE THE WHEELS WEREN'T BIG ENOUGH, AND THE BALLOON COULDN'T HOLD ENOUGH AIR SO IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL.   WE DECIDED THAT THE DIRECTIONS WE GOT TO BUILD EXCALIBUR 1.0 WEREN'T VERY GOOD.  THEY DIDN'T WORK, AND WE MADE OUR OWN BALLOON CAR.
OUR EXCALIBUR 1.0

THEN WE MADE THE CAR THAT WE PLANNED OURSELVES.  THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS CAR AND THE EXCALIBUR 1.0  WERE THAT IT USED ICE CREAM LIDS.  BIGGER WHEELS MEAN THAT EVERY TIME THEY GO AROUND, THEY GET FURTHER.  WE USED NORMAL BALLOONS, AND THE BASE WAS MADE OUT OF A PIECE OF CARDBOARD.  THE AXLES WERE CONNECTED TO THE WHEELS, AND THE THE AXLES ROTATED - WE PUT THEM THROUGH A STRAW.

ENTERING THE PIT!                    GOING...                                         GOING...

GONE!

"WE GOT A 10-4 ON THAT SPEEDER!"  27 FEET ON ONE BALLOON

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