Balloon Powered Car

1. The concept of this project is to highlight the ability of compressed air in the ballon to act as a propulsion system which would produce enough thrust to push an object forward.

2. The air powered balloon car works after you put the car on a surface and let go of the straw, the air then moves out of the straw in one direction and the car moves in the opposite direction. Now Newton's 3rd Law can be a good example of the balloon powered car because as the force of the air goes in one direction the car will also apply the same force but in an opposite direction

3. Furthermore, this project also features the concept of kinetic and potential energy. We all know that static objects have potential energy. The potential energy of the car is the elastic material of the balloon. As the ballons fill with air, it builds more potential energy. As the air flows from the ballon, it changes to kintic energy.This is the conservation of energy.

4. If you want to make some improvements you can use air that is compressed at a high pressure so that you can achieve greater speeds and distances and also the use of light materials like carbon fiber can contribute in making the car go faster. Accurate measurements can also play as a factor in improving the car like reducing the overall friction on the surface

5. This concept of using compressed air as a way to move objects has a lot of advantages like being pollution-free and less cost would be needed to maintain it. The feasibility of air-powered cars, bikes, and motorcycles as modes of transportation are already slowly getting attention for it is cleaner and cheaper.