in order for the mousetrap car to go straight, both of the wheels (and its axles) have to be parallel to each other. moreover, the axles must be perpendicular to the body of the mousetrap car. if front wheel is pointing towards left or right, the car will go left or right, respectively.
I am not sure. My advice would be to google it or look it up on Yahoo Answers.
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1,895 m/ph
have 2 mouse traps on it and have them facing opposite directions. have strings attached to each mouse trap and have each string wrapped an opposite direction around the axle. then set it up to have one mouse trap trigger the other.
try using your mind!? Your such a stupid idiot whoever wrote that........
To make a mouse trap car go forward and then backward, you can use a simple mechanism involving a switch or a lever attached to the axle. By adjusting the position of the lever, you can change the direction of the wheels. When the lever is flipped one way, the car moves forward; when flipped the other way, the car moves backward. Additionally, ensure that the mouse trap's energy is effectively transferred to the wheels for both directions.
You can't. You can't store much energy in mousetraps.
The one my son just did for his Physics class went 19.5 meters, so they can go at Least that...
setup a trap cage with food the mouse will like win the mouse is in put it in your car drive far away and let it go...
A mouse trap works by using a bait to lure a mouse into a triggering mechanism, such as a spring-loaded metal bar, which snaps shut when the mouse touches it. This mechanism is designed to trap and kill the mouse instantly.
use a rat trap
Have bigger wheels and a more powerful mouse-trap, like the really big ones that are a foot long and half a foot wide.