Landslide Racing Competition
Mechanics in Motion · Interactive
- Dimensions1.2×0.8×1.07m
- PresentationInteractive
- PricingQuoted by manufacture spec
Landslide Racing Competition is a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical interactive exhibit manufactured by Hefei Panda for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Engineered for durable, robust, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery installation, it turns abstract scientific concepts into direct, interactive visitor exploration. Hefei Panda is a global exhibit manufacturer exporting hands-on science displays to 50+ countries, with in-house engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning.
Exhibit Summary
Landslide Racing Competition is a Interactive interactive exhibit in the Mechanics in Motion category, designed for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Built as a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical display, it turns an abstract scientific concept into direct, interactive visitor exploration, and is engineered for durable, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery use.
Scientific Principle
The display consists of an operating lever, two tracks with the same length and inclination angle, and two circular wheels of the same size and equal mass but with different mass distribution. First, place the two wheels on the high ends of the two tracks, and then move the operating lever to make the two wheels roll down at the same time. Guess which wheel rolls faster? If you look closely, you will find that the wheel with the mass distribution closer to the center of the shaft rolls faster. Why is this? The reason is that the mass distribution of the two runners is different, and their moment of inertia is also different. The closer the mass distribution of an object is to the center of the rotation axis, the smaller the moment of inertia is and the easier it is to change the rotation state. Therefore, when the two wheels roll down the track from rest, the wheel with a small moment of inertia rolls faster than the wheel with a large moment of inertia. The moment of inertia is an important parameter in industrial fields such as science experiments, engineering technology, aerospace, electric power, machinery, and instrumentation.
Operation
Place the two wheels on the high ends of the two tracks, and then move the operating lever to make the two wheels roll down at the same time. Guess which wheel rolls faster?
Export-Ready Features
- Durable, robust construction for high-traffic gallery environments
- Low-maintenance electromechanical design with reliable, safe components
- Custom sizing, theming & multilingual labeling available
- OEM & turnkey exhibit solutions with full project management
- Overseas shipping, export documentation & on-site installation supported
- Shipped to science centers and museums in 50+ countries