It was a lot of fun to power our toy cars with a hairdryer! After our initial test with the simplest cars models, we noticed that streamlining helps a car to overcome airflow and reduces its speed. So to get ready for the race Max and Alex started designing their own cars using the same amount of LEGO bricks to make sure that completed cars have the same weight. Then it was time to see which car reaches the finish line first (:
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