According to race engineers, some race cars would drive upside down in a tunnel, under the right circumstances. How can that happen? Simply put, it happens by design.
Engineers can make a car that has extra down force, or force that presses the car downward onto the road, by careful body and wing design. If a car is designed to have a high amount of down force, and it travels fast enough, it can overcome gravitational pull if it happens to be driving on the ceiling.
So, now you know that a car can drive upside down without falling. Interesting enough, but not very useful information, right? Not necessarily!
Are you a sports fan struggling to find a science fair project? If so, perhaps you can put your sports knowledge to work. Baseball, basketball, football, golf—if you think about it, every sports activity works on scientific principals.
How fast can a fastball go? Is there a limit? How does a chageup pitch confuse a batter? If you love a certain sport, you probably have some interesting and intriguing fact floating around in your brain; something you know but don’t quite understand fully. These facts could be your key to science fair success!
First, do a little brainstorming. Grab a clean sheet of paper and choose a sport. Write down everything you can think of, related to your sport. Is there an odd or little-known fact? If so, how does it relate to science?
If you’re thinking of a sport, but you’re still having difficulty thinking up a project, don’t despair. Just try doing an internet search. There are plenty of sites out there devoted to interesting sports facts.
With determination and a little resolve, you’ll find a topic that you can really put your heart into.
