Team Brainstorm:
1. URL 1: https://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ads/wwwnscom/ns/200301_wow/wowmasterinfopack.pdf
URL 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZMW6WvUz2s
URL 3: https://www.livescience.com/32670-could-humans-walk-on-water.html
2. These websites were very helpful in gathering information about the shoes. The first website basically broke down the components of building the shoes. The website said that there needed to be a material of buoyancy (polystyrene/styrofoam), a material of strength for support (plywood), something to bind the structure (waterproof tape), and something to keep the shoes on your feet (flip flops/crocs/slip on shoes). It also mentions hinged flaps on the bottom to make the racer go faster and gives various pictures of designs that could work. The second website is just a few different designs of walk on water shoes getting tested. We observed that the skinny and short shoes don't really balance well, so it needs to be long and wide for good balance. We also noticed that the shoes go very slow if there are no flaps on the bottom, so those will be important for our shoes. The last website talks about buoyancy and dynamic lift and what shoes using each are like. We will be increasing buoyancy rather than dynamic lift to float.
3. Questions we have: Will many small flaps or a few big flaps make the racer go faster? How much does athleticism play a role in walk on water? How long does it take to build the shoes? Will community pools let us test our shoes? Would Mr. Evers race if everyone pressured him to?
4.
Nick
a. Weight in pounds: 150 lbs b. In kgs: 68.18 kgs
c. Mass of water displaced: 68.18 kgs d. 68180 ml = 68.18 liters
e. 68180 cm^3 f. 176 cm g. 68180 =176 x 30 x h h= 12.91 cm
Paul
a. Weight in pounds: 160 lbs b. In kgs: 72.72 kg
c. Mass of water displaced: 72.72 kg d. 72,720 mL = 72.720 liters
e. 72,720 cm^3 f. 177.8 cm g. 13.63 cm
Lance
a. Weight in pounds: 155 lbs. b. In kgs: 70.51 kg.
c. Mass of water displaced: 70.51 kg d. 70,500 mL = 70.5 L.
e. 70,500 cm^3. f. 187.96 cm. g. h=12.50 cm.
Gaurav
a. Weight in pounds: 155. b. In kgs: 70.5
c. Mass of water displaced: 70.5 kgs d. 70500 ml = 70.5 liters
e. 70500 cm^3 f. 185 cm g. 70500=185 x 30 x h h= 12.72 cm
5. Our shoes will essentially look like a giant block of foam. The first idea that comes to mind in regard to the design of the shoe is a block of styrofoam with plywood connected for structure. There is a small shoe hole in the top of the shoes with crocs inside to secure the shoes to our feet. On the bottom there will be plastic hinges and flaps to make the racer go fast. Other than building and perfecting the shoe in general, we think finding a pool to practice at could be a challenge, especially if the La Costa Valley pool doesn't let us practice there.
6. "I for sure want to pilot the shoes during one of the races. It seems super fun and I think I would be really good at it, but we will see in practice. It's really a once in a lifetime experience so I wouldn't want to miss out on it." -Nick
"I wouldn't mind piloting the shoes in the race but I feel there are better racers in our team that can probably get a higher standing in the races." -Gaurav
"I would love to pilot one of the races. I am a true competitor and I love fighting under pressure. I am open to the challenge of walking on water and I love to race against opponents. I wouldn't want to miss out on such an amazing experience as this." -Lance
"HELL YEAH! It not only seems extremely fun, but I think I would be really good at it." -Paul
7. So far we are trying to mainly meet on either one Saturday or Sunday for almost every weekend (minus AP testing weekend). The week leading up to AP testing and the 2 weeks in AP testing most likely we will not be scheduling any sessions as a group but more individual preparation/work. Over Memorial Day weekend we do not have any plans so that will probably be when we dedicate the most time as the race will be very close to Memorial Day. The first two meetings we will be buying the materials of what we need and finish up any remaining research/calculations we will need to construct the shoes. After those two or in the second meeting, we will then begin making plans for the shoes either using blueprint or CAD. After that we will then proceed building the shoes. We are not exactly sure how long the building of the shoes will take, but our guess right now is around 3-5 sessions. After those meetings we will have to begin testing our shoes in a pool, for this we will use the community pool, and prepare our shoes for the final race day (final modifications, tweaks, fixes, etc). Our final meeting will be a celebration of our work.