Landslide Race
Mechanics in Motion · Mechanical Interaction
- Dimensions2200*1000*1130mm
- PresentationMechanical Interaction
- PricingQuoted by manufacture spec
Landslide Race 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 Race is a Mechanical Interaction 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 moment of inertia is a measure of the inertia of a rigid body when it rotates around an axis (the characteristic that a rotating object maintains its uniform circular motion or is stationary). The moment of inertia is only determined by the shape, mass distribution and position of the axis of rotation, and has nothing to do with the rotational state of the rigid body around the axis (such as the magnitude of the angular velocity). When two wheels have the same mass, the one with a farther mass distribution from the center of the wheel axle has a larger moment of inertia. Under the same torque, the one with a larger moment of inertia will have a smaller angular acceleration. This exhibition introduces the influence of mass distribution on the magnitude of rotational inertia via two sets of hands-on mechanisms.
Operation
This exhibition is mainly composed of wheels, baffles, tracks, booths, etc., and has two sets of hands-on mechanisms. There are two wheels on the booth track. Each set of wheels has the same diameter and equal mass. However, due to their different mass distribution, the moment of inertia will be different. If the audience fixes the two wheels on the top of the two tracks and removes the baffles at the same height at the same time, they will find that the wheel with the metal blocks concentrated in the middle reaches the end first and arrives first. 1. Fix the two wheels on the top of the two tracks; 2. Remove the baffle and view which wheel reaches the bottom the fastest.
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