What's the µ of Candy?

Whoo-hoo! Halloween! Lots of littles in costumes thrilled at the prospect of free candy. It's magical.

And then there's COVID. Boo COVID. Bad pandemic. Bad!

So being the responsible grandpa that I am... I'm fighting back - in a socially responsible way.

Part of that means staying socially distant. I can do that AND still see all the ninjas, princesses, super heroes and such.

Sure, it's low tech - but it delivers the goods (literally). 2 meters of 4" (10cm) PVC at a 45° angle.

It could have been less steep if we were only giving out Snickers bars, but we also have M&M's. Those pesky little bags have an incredibly high coefficient of friction (µ) in the tube.

Yes. I really did spend 30 minutes dropping candy down the tube trying to figure out how low of an angle I could use and consistently launch those M&M's. Guess I won't be sitting as much as I thought.

This project isn't done but it made me laugh - so I thought it proper to share the funny. Why, yes. My neighbors do think I'm odd.

kmikemoo

6 Oct 2020

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robogary over 3 years ago

I think I'd lay down on the sidewalk with mouth open under the chute, but I'm a hard core Halloweener :-)
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robogary over 3 years ago

I think I'd lay down on the sidewalk with mouth open under the chute, but I'm a hard core Halloweener :-)
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kmikemoo over 3 years ago in reply to robogary

robogary I'll probably bring this out again this year. Some of the kids had to drop some candy down it two or three times. I've thought about trying to improve it but work has been a bit busy.
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Author Author: kmikemoo
Date Created: 6 Oct 2020 1:40 AM Date Created
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