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1A.
DUAL-ENGINE INLINE DRAGSTER!
1B.
OR A MINI-RACER!
1.
COMBINE WITH TWISTED CYCLE™ (SOLD SEPARATELY)! MIX & MATCH PARTS TO MAKE A...
Objects that store energy when their shape is changed have
POTENTIAL ENERGY
. Rubber bands are a
great example of potential energy. When a rubber band is wound up, it will always want to return to its
original shape. This is called
ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
because the energy is stored in elastic
materials as a result of stretching or compressing.
SCIENCE: ALL ABOUT ENERGY! ENGINEERING: DISCOVER MORE WAYS TO MAKE POWER
MAKE A DUAL
-
ENGINE INLINE DRAGSTER
When you launch your Speed Winders™ car, it races away! It moves because your rubber band engine is
unwinding and releasing all of its stored-up energy. Scientists call this kind of energy KINETIC ENERGY.
When your Speed Winders™ car rolls to a stop, check out the rubber band! Has the shape of the rubber
band changed? Has it returned to its original shape?
WHETHER THEY USE GASOLINE, ELECTRICITY, OR SOME
OTHER TYPE OF FUEL, ALL MOTORCYCLES AND CARS
HAVE ENGINES THAT CREATE ENERGY TO MAKE THEM
MOVE. YOUR SPEED WINDERS™CAR HAS AN ENGINE, TOO:
A RUBBER BAND!
GRAB A RUBBER BAND FROM SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HOUSE AND
EXPERIMENT WITH IT.
IF YOUR RUBBER BAND IS TOO SHORT TO FIT ON THE HOOKS, SIMPLY LOOP TWO
RUBBER BANDS TOGETHER AND PULL ON THE ENDS TO MAKE THEM TIGHT.
DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN USE ALMOST ANY RUBBER BAND TO POWER
YOUR SPEED WINDERS™ CAR?
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PERFORMANCE TIPS
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IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS ATTACHING THE RUBBER BANDS INSIDE THE CAR, ADJUST THE
POSITIONS OF BOTH HOOKS SO IT WILL BE EASIER TO HOOK THE RUBBER BANDS ON.
1.
TAKE THE CAR APART TO ACCESS THE
FRONT HOOKS
.
2.
ROTATE AND ADJUST BOTH HOOKS. FRONT
HOOKS SHOULD BE HORIZONTAL AND THE BACK
HOOKS SHOULD BE IN A CROSS POSITION.
INCLUDES 10 RUBBER BANDS, ADDITIONAL RUBBER BANDS NOT INCLUDED.
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ENGINEERING: EXPERIMENT WITH TRACTION
ADDITIONAL RUBBER BANDS NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE: NOT FOR USE WITH SOME RUBBER BANDS.
NOTE: NOT FOR USE WITH SOME RUBBER BANDS.
TRACTION is the ability of a car tire to grip the surface below it. Engineers look for
ways to increase traction so a car can grip the road to turn faster or safely travel
over rough surfaces.
TRY THESE EXPERIMENTS TO SEE IF YOU CAN INCREASE THE TRACTION OF YOUR TORQUE TWISTER™!
WRAP RUBBER BANDS AROUND THE WHEELS FOR MORE CORNERING OR OFF-ROAD TRACTION!
MATH: HOW FAR CAN YOU RACE?
NOW ADD MORE RUBBER BANDS OR WIND THE CRANK MORE TURNS, DID YOU MAKE YOUR CAR GO
FARTHER? SUBTRACT THE SMALLER NUMBER FROM THE BIG ONE TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH FARTHER
YOUR SPEED WINDERS™ CAR WENT!
MEASURE THE DISTANCE FROM START TO FINISH TO SEE HOW FAR YOUR CAR WENT.
PLACE YOUR SPEED WINDERS™ CAR RIGHT BEHIND THE STARTING LINE
AND START RACING.
5 feet
8 feet
8
-5
3
You made your Speed Winders
™
car race 3 feet farther!
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HOTWHEELS.COM/SPEEDWINDERS
HERE'S ANOTHER TIP: FOR RAD CUSTOM STYLING AND STORAGE, WRAP EXTRA
RUBBER BANDS AROUND THE HOOKS ON YOUR TORQUE TWISTER™!
RUBBER BURNER™
DUNE TWISTER™
POWER CRANK™ WOUND-UP™
BAND ATTITUDE™ POWER TWIST™