Destructo Boots:Destructo Boots:Death and DoomDeath and Doom

Stefan Nwandu-VincentStefan Nwandu-Vincent

Craig ColontCraig Colont

Curtis OutlandCurtis Outland

Team DestructoTeam Destructo

Curtis OutlandCurtis Outland

Official Team GiantOfficial Team Giant

Stefan Nwandu-VincentStefan Nwandu-Vincent

Mr. PessimisticMr. Pessimistic

Craig ColontCraig Colont

Pimper of TaurusPimper of Taurus

Device PurposeDevice Purpose

Destructo boots destroys any kind of fruit. It Destructo boots destroys any kind of fruit. It is activated by putting a fan on, which in turn is activated by putting a fan on, which in turn creates enough force for a floatable device creates enough force for a floatable device to float accross an aquarium which pops a to float accross an aquarium which pops a balloon that holds the arm of the Destucto balloon that holds the arm of the Destucto boot in place. When the balloon is popped boot in place. When the balloon is popped the arm swings freely, and comes in contact the arm swings freely, and comes in contact with the desired fruit and in turn destroys it with the desired fruit and in turn destroys it for no apparent reason.for no apparent reason.

Destructo Boots IDestructo Boots I

Destructo Boots IIDestructo Boots II

Destructo Boots IIIDestructo Boots III

Destructo Boots IVDestructo Boots IV

Turn on the fanTurn on the fan

Activating the fan Activating the fan provides a force to provides a force to accelerate the pointy accelerate the pointy boat across the boat across the aquariumaquarium

Popping the BalloonPopping the Balloon

When the pointy boat When the pointy boat reaches the other side reaches the other side of the aquarium, the of the aquarium, the needle on the end of needle on the end of the boat collides with the boat collides with the balloon, resulting in the balloon, resulting in much popping.much popping.

Releasing the StringReleasing the String

The balloon was The balloon was holding the rope that holding the rope that held the Destructo held the Destructo Boot Arm in a near Boot Arm in a near vertical position, and vertical position, and popping it frees the popping it frees the rope, unfettering the rope, unfettering the Destructo Boot ArmDestructo Boot Arm

Destructo Smash!Destructo Smash!

Freeing the Destructo Freeing the Destructo Boot Arm allows it to Boot Arm allows it to swing down from its swing down from its near-vertical position, near-vertical position, bring the full force of bring the full force of the swinging Destructo the swinging Destructo Boots into on the Boots into on the unsuspecting fruitunsuspecting fruit

Energy ConversionsEnergy Conversions

Rotation of the fan blades is used to move Rotation of the fan blades is used to move air, which moves the boat. The boat’s air, which moves the boat. The boat’s motion is conveyed to the balloon through motion is conveyed to the balloon through the needle, releasing the string, and the needle, releasing the string, and allowing the conversion of the Destructo allowing the conversion of the Destructo Boots’ gravitational potential energy into Boots’ gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy, which is transferred to the kinetic energy, which is transferred to the stationary fruitstationary fruit

ResultsResults

CalculationsCalculations

Fan ForceFan Force Tension in the StringTension in the String

– Assuming the rope is horizontal before the collisionAssuming the rope is horizontal before the collision– T=Wcos(angle)T=Wcos(angle)– T=Wcos(89.5)=22lb(cos(89.5))=.192lb T=Wcos(89.5)=22lb(cos(89.5))=.192lb

GPE to KEGPE to KE– Mgh=.5mv^2-masses cancel outMgh=.5mv^2-masses cancel out– 32.2(5ft)=.5(v^2)32.2(5ft)=.5(v^2)– V=17.9ft/s, disregarding friction and air resistanceV=17.9ft/s, disregarding friction and air resistance

MvMvbb=mv=mvbb’+mv’+mvdestroyeddestroyed’’

ConclusionConclusion

Through a series of Energy conversions Through a series of Energy conversions beginning with switching on a fan, the most beginning with switching on a fan, the most efficient and economically feasible fruit efficient and economically feasible fruit crusher has been createdcrusher has been created