Mousetrap Cars
Building a car powered only by the spring of a mousetrap is a favorite challenge for American students of all ages.
Created by Tormod Guldvog
Last updated October 27 2007
It is not as easy as you might think! You have to take into consideration many aspects of physics, like gravity, friction, weight, and proportions, just to mention some of the challenging issues.
Surprisingly, there are few good online galleries of mousetrap cars. Most of the websites with great information are commercial, so we have tried to collect links to free, non-commercial web pages.
There are so many varieties of mousetrap cars that it is hardly possible to provide a "correct" solution. But the links below point the way to some great designs. Some of them even tell you how to build your own car.
If you have built a great mousetrap car, send a photo of it by e-mail to editor@hypography.com and we will put together a gallery.
Please help us improve the quality of this page by submitting links to project pages about mousetrap cars!
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Pictures of mousetrap cars
This page has great photos of mousetrap cars built by students at Billings Senior High, Billings, MT, USA.¤
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience ProjectMousetrap Action!
This is a small website with helpful hints for making a good mousetrap powered car.¤
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience ProjectMouse Trap Car Construction
This web site has lots of information about how to construct a great mouse trap car. Although it is a commercial site, it offers plenty of information for free.
Review: Lucid | link detailsScience ProjectUltimate Mousetrap Car
The page reports about building a strange car that is claimed to have gone 19 meters.¤
Review: Lucid | link detailsScience ProjectMousetrap Cars Helpful Hints
A step-by-step guide to build your own mousetrap car, with great photos.
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience ProjectHow To Build An Ultimate Mousetrap Car
A student report providing necessary steps to build a mousetrap car.¤
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience ProjectInstructions to build a mousetrap car
A step-by-step guide, including a list of materials, to building a mousetrap car.
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience ProjectGreat Mouse Trap Cars
Mousetrap cars built by students ot Abraham Lincoln Digital High School, Los Angeles, USA.¤
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience ProjectMouse Trap Cars
Shots of excellent mousetrap cars built by students at Faribault Middle School, Minnesota, USA.¤
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience ProjectMousetrap cars
A brief page from Wikipedia with scarce information on how to build a mousetrap car. Some photos and illustrations.
Review: Tormod | link detailsScience Project