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My wife is a teacher and they are doing a module on electricity. Now the students have a project to make an electric car and of course the teacher has to make an example. So I get home Monday night after work and my wife tells me that she needs and electric car with either 2 speeds or forward and reverse. Right away I knew she wanted me to do it so instead of asking that I asked, “when do you need it for?” “Tmoorrow, was her answer.”
Ah Crap, so off to the garage I went to rummage through the scrap bin. My wife already had a little motor and some pully’s which I used for the wheels. I gave her a hard time about the short notice but it was fun doing a quick project and not having to worry about tight joints and a perfect finish. Plus it was for eduction so that a plus. If the kids at school don’t destroy it I’ll pass it to my kids.
I made the forward/reverse model.
Laugh at it all you want, I won’t be insulted.
I wonder if I can get a gouvernment grant for make an enviromentaly friendly electric vehicle. LOL
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spaids
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#1 posted 1074 days ago
First: that’s a very economical design. I like the battery connector.
Second: SHAME! “Now the students have a project to make an electric car and of course the teacher has to make an example.” So her example is to CHEAT! Tell her to make her own!
SHAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMEEEEEEE on you cheating teacher.
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RexMcKinnon
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#2 posted 1074 days ago
On top of that spaids, the students have 2 weeks to do it. I had a couple of hours.
She does plenty for me though so I can look past this one.
Maybe I should have said “provide” an example. That way it does not imply she had to make it.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
spaids
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#3 posted 1074 days ago
Does it make you wonder what other LIES shes teaching those poor kids!
CHA HAAA! dude I am such a pain. I am consistently the only person who thinks I’m funny.
Nice save on the short notice “honey do”.
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Knothead62
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#4 posted 1074 days ago
There is an electric car that sells for $300 but the extension cord costs $8,000. :D
All kidding aside, that is cute and nice for such short notice.
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clieb91
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#5 posted 1074 days ago
Nice save. Looks like it will be a good example. May have to make one of these for fun been wondering what to do with some of the old electronic parts I have laying around.
CtL
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schloemoe
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#6 posted 1074 days ago
I like it I think you did a great job on very short notice…..I wonder how many times my teachers lied to me over the years?...................................Schloemoe
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RexMcKinnon
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#7 posted 1074 days ago
In all honesty, I think she will tell the kids who made it but if memory serves me correctly this is not the first time …. oh crap here she comes.
Later guys. ;-)
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jack1
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#8 posted 1073 days ago
I’ll bet that would run on some small solar cells!
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a1Jim
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#9 posted 1073 days ago
Were do you set LOL
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Lewis Baumstark, Jr.
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#10 posted 1073 days ago
Awesome job—doubly so given the time frame. Can I assume the yellow wire is used to select between forward and reverse? (front and rear terminal posts, respectively?)
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RexMcKinnon
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#11 posted 1073 days ago
That’s right Lewis. My wife was supposed to replace it with an aligator clip when she got to school.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
TopamaxSurvivor
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#12 posted 1073 days ago
Good job on short notice. I’m sure you are King of the Hill for a couple days.
This reminds me of my early learning about electricity. My dad lost a nail when he was working on a feeding manger for the cows. Us kids had to keep looking until we found it. I thought the easiest way would be to use any electromagnet that I learned about in school. I rounded up the necessary wire and a steel bolt to be the magnet. I made a bunch of wraps around the bolt and attached it to the battery of dad’s pickup. Instant melt down resulted. Those few wraps of wire were a dead short!
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Dennisgrosen
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#13 posted 1073 days ago
very funny little project
but it most cost your wife a big bag of cokkie´s both to you and the kids…....LOL
Topa : may I gess you was the employe of the month….......LOL
thank´s for sharing
Dennis
RexMcKinnon
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#14 posted 1073 days ago
Wow Topamax. I hope you were not holding the bolt in your mouth while you were wiring the battery. LOL
Dennis, I like the way you think.
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wiswood2
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#15 posted 1043 days ago
Great,It shure beats that plastic junk from china. Chuck
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