Hyperloop Mini

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The bare bones car, composed of a ferric cylinder and Hot Wheels wheels, consistently outperformed any other design.

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A shoddy 3D printed body makes the car look fast, but the extra length caused early detection with the break-beam sensors.

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A few relays were sacrificed in the processes of finding the voltage sweet-spot.

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Magnetized end caps on the tubes provided and quick and easy way to attach multiple tubes together.

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The initial idea was to use 10 mm bearings for wheels, however the bearings had too much internal friction. This car design was never able to coast.

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