WindSprinters -- Parametric Wind Turbines for every car!

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Hello! My name is Reagan! I'm 14 and this is the WindSprinter, an attachment for Lego or handmade cars to make them powered by the wind! Just slide the WindSprinter onto your front or rear axle and get rolling!! 1.Theory The WindSprinter is based off of an old English semi-cylinder turbine. Watch this video to find out how it works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkHsxSlIrBw The arrows are a representation of the wind flowing into the turbine. 2.Assembly First, create the car that you want to power. I've included example cars for you to build off of. Second, set up your box fan or hair dryer to blow your WindSprinter down a (long) hallway. Lastly, get your friends together and have fun racing!! 3.Modification If you find that your WindSprinter doesn't have enough torque or is too big for your car, then you can use the HighTorqueTurbine file or the CompactTurbine file instead. If you want to go even higher torque(or even smaller!), go into the Turbine.ipt and open up Parameters. At the bottom, under User Parameters, there are 3 dimensions you can change: Diameter, Intake, and Length. Diameter changes the diameter of the Turbine (the default is 1.5). Intake (indirectly) changes the size of the intake(default is .15). Higher Intake values will create bigger intakes. Length is the length of the whole turbine(default is 2.5). Note: Edit Diameter before Intake if you are making it bigger, inverse if smaller. Here is a video of the WindSprinter in action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGtvswlt02E Check out more of our projects, blog and 3D Acrylic Maze Kit at http://www.cuberinth.com under blog and projects! Enjoy!!