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==Abstract==
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The Bubble Box was created by Team Jumanji to fulfill the need of CCAT to have a functioning Kid's Zone.  Other options were considered as a final solution to CCAT's problem, but the Bubble Box was found to have the best blend of the criteria we discussed.  The project underwent many changes to become an anti gravity simulation that children can power through a hand crank. <br>
[[image:Jumanjilogo.jpg‎|below|Figure 2: Logo]]


==Background==
{{Project data
[[image:Teamjumanji.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Fig 1: Team Jumanji]]There are many interesting aspects of CCAT for adults to view, however appropriate technology is not as interesting to children who don't understand the environmental, economic, and personal impact of sustainability.  Without an Appropriate Technology Kid's Zone residents of CCAT will have a more difficult time touring the house to parents who bring along kids.
| authors = User:Cts21, Team Jumanji
| status = Deployed
| completed = 2009
| cost = USD 319.11
| instance-of = Bubble box
| location = Arcata, California
}}


==Problem Statement and Criteria==
The '''Bubble Box''' was created by Team Jumanji to fulfill the need of CCAT to have a functioning Kid's Zone. Other options were considered as a final solution to CCAT's problem, but the Bubble Box was found to have the best blend of the criteria we discussed. The project underwent many changes to become an anti gravity simulation that children can power through a hand crank.
The main goal of the Kid's Zone is to entertain children while their parents are touring CCAT.  An important side goal of the project is to educate children about appropriate technology.  Team Jumanji chose to create the AT Kid's Zone, which ended up being the Bubble Box, because the nature of the project was comparatively unrestricted.  With the intentions of CCAT in mind Team Jumanji came up with the following set of criteria ranked by measure of importance (10 being most important, 1 being least important). <br>
*10-Safety
*9- Maintainability
*9- Minimal Supervision
*9- Ease of Use
*8- Durability
*8- Practicality
*8- Intensity of Fun
*7- Appropriateness
*6- Aesthetics
*6- Educational
*5- Cost


==Description of Final Project==
== Background ==


[[image:Bubbleboxfront.jpg|thumb|200px|Figure 4: The Bubble Box]]
There are many interesting aspects of CCAT for adults to view, however appropriate technology is not as interesting to children who don't understand the environmental, economic, and personal impact of sustainability. Without an Appropriate Technology Kid's Zone residents of CCAT will have a more difficult time touring the house to parents who bring along kids.


== Problem Statement and Criteria ==
The main goal of the Kid's Zone is to entertain children while their parents are touring CCAT. An important side goal of the project is to educate children about appropriate technology. Team Jumanji chose to create the AT Kid's Zone, which ended up being the Bubble Box, because the nature of the project was comparatively unrestricted. With the intentions of CCAT in mind Team Jumanji came up with the following set of criteria ranked by measure of importance (10 being most important, 1 being least important).
* 10 Safety
* 9 Maintainability
* 9 Minimal Supervision
* 9 Ease of Use
* 8 Durability
* 8 Practicality
* 8 Intensity of Fun
* 7 Appropriateness
* 6 Aesthetics
* 6 Educational
* 5 Cost
== Description of the final project ==
The Bubble Box is an original product created and constructed by Team Jumanji for the CCAT Kid's Zone. The Bubble Box converts kinetic energy into electricity using a hand crank. A fan is powered by this electricity which generates wind flowing through a cone filled with light weight cloth balls. Once the fan reaches near full power, the cloth balls float towards the top of the chamber. As seen in Figure 2 the entire structure consists of three key components; the hand crank, base, and conical wind tunnel. An AutoCAD drawing in Figure 3 gives the Bubble Box's dimensions.
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<gallery>
Image:Wlid.JPG|Figure 2:Bubble Box w/ Lid
File:Wlid.JPG|thumb|Fig 2:Bubble Box w/ Lid
Image:Project2.JPG|Figure 3: AutoCAD w/ Dimensions
File:Project2.JPG|thumb|Fig 3: AutoCAD w/ Dimensions
</gallery>
File:Bubbleboxfront.jpg|thumb|Fig 4: The Bubble Box
The Bubble Box is an original product created and constructed by Team Jumanji for the CCAT Kid’s Zone. The Bubble Box converts kinetic energy into electricity using a hand crank. A fan is powered by this electricity which generates wind flowing through a cone filled with light weight cloth balls. Once the fan reaches near full power, the cloth balls float towards the top of the chamber.  As seen in Figure 2 the entire structure consists of three key components; the hand crank, base, and conical wind tunnel.  An AutoCAD drawing in Figure 3 gives the Bubble Box’s dimensions.
File:Teamjumanji.JPG|thumb|Fig 1: Team Jumanji
File:Jumanjilogo.jpg|thumb|Team Jumanji Logo</gallery></center>
 
[http://users.humboldt.edu/cchapman/Jumanji_215CCAT_f09_movie.mov Video]


==Costs==
== Costs ==
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width: 465px; height: 89px;"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Materials
! Quantity
! Our Cost
! Retail Cost
|-
| Hand Crank
| 1
| $171.41
| $171.00
|-
| Wire
| 6 ft
| $3.00
| $10.00
|-
| Plastic Coated Steel Cable
| 5 ftt
| $3.96
| $4.95
|-
| Diameter Tube
| 5 1/2 ft
| $0.00
| $6.45
|-
| Cable Crimps
| 3
| $0.00
| $2.07
|-
| Washers
| 2
| $0.00
| $0.36
|-
| 1/4 inch Nut
| 1
| $0.00
| $0.09
|-
| 1/4 by 2 inch Bolt
| 1
| $0.00
| $0.30
|-
| SS Clamp
| 1
| $0.00
| $1.49
|-
|-
| '''Materials<br>'''
| Lag
| '''Quantity'''<br>
| 1
| '''Our Cost'''<br>
| $0.00
| '''Retail Cost'''<br>
| $0.45
|-
|-
| Hand Crank<br>
| Wire Connectors
| 1<br>
| 6
| $171.00<br>
| $0.48
| $171.00<br>
| $0.48
|-
|-
| 25 Watt Fan<br>
| Acrylic Sheet
| 1<br>
| 2' by 4'
| $56.00<br>
| $60.14
| $56.00<br>
| $60.14
|-
|-
| Plywood<br>
| Acrylic Glue
| 1 5' by 6' sheet<br>
| 1 bottle
| $10.00<br>
| $0.00
| $14.00<br>
| $2.99
|-
|-
| Voltmeter<br>
| Cloth Balls
| 1<br>
| 240
| $22.00<br>
| $3.26
| $22.00<br>
| $3.26
|-
|-
| Toggle Switch<br>
| DC Plug
| 1<br>
| 1
| $?<br>
| $1.00
| $?<br>
| $2.99
|-
|-
| Wires<br>
| Plywood
| 6 feet<br>
| 4' by 4 1/2'
| $3.00<br>
| $5.00
| $10.00<br>
| $9.00
|-
|-
| Plexiglas<br>
| Voltmeter
| 1 sheet 2' by 3'<br>
| 1
| $17.00<br>
| $10.99
| $17.00<br>
| $10.99
|-
|-
| Caulcing Glue<br>
| Toggle Switch
| 1 bottle<br>
| 1
| $5.00<br>
| $2.97
| $5.99
|-
| Plywood
| 4' by 4 1/2'
| $5.00
| $5.00
| $9.00
|-
|-
| '''Total'''<br>
| 25 watt Fan
| <br>
| 1
| '''$285.50'''<br>
| $56.90
| '''$296.50'''<br>
| $56.0
|-
! Total
!
! $319.11
! $361.49
|}
|}


==Discussion and next steps==
== Discussion and next steps ==
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The Bubble Box hopefully will be used by children at CCAT for many years to come. However, Team Jumanji planned for the possibility that the Bubble Box could be expanded upon. This increase in versatility came through connecting a toggle switch to a DC plug. If any future projects wanted to use the bubble box as a launching point they could use the DC plug as their source of power.


==References==
{{Page data
| part-of = Engr205 Introduction to Design
| keywords = ccat, game, kids, plywood, steel cable, wire, Energy, Toys
| sdg = SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
| published = 2009
| organizations = Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT), Cal Poly Humboldt, Engr205 Introduction to Design
| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0
| language = en
}}


[[category:CCAT]]
[[Category:Energy]]

Latest revision as of 15:27, 29 January 2024

Wlid.JPG
FA info icon.svg Angle down icon.svg Project data
Authors Cameron Smith
Team Jumanji
Location Arcata, California
Status Deployed
Completed 2009
Cost USD 319.11
Instance of Bubble box
OKH Manifest Download

The Bubble Box was created by Team Jumanji to fulfill the need of CCAT to have a functioning Kid's Zone. Other options were considered as a final solution to CCAT's problem, but the Bubble Box was found to have the best blend of the criteria we discussed. The project underwent many changes to become an anti gravity simulation that children can power through a hand crank.

Background[edit | edit source]

There are many interesting aspects of CCAT for adults to view, however appropriate technology is not as interesting to children who don't understand the environmental, economic, and personal impact of sustainability. Without an Appropriate Technology Kid's Zone residents of CCAT will have a more difficult time touring the house to parents who bring along kids.

Problem Statement and Criteria[edit | edit source]

The main goal of the Kid's Zone is to entertain children while their parents are touring CCAT. An important side goal of the project is to educate children about appropriate technology. Team Jumanji chose to create the AT Kid's Zone, which ended up being the Bubble Box, because the nature of the project was comparatively unrestricted. With the intentions of CCAT in mind Team Jumanji came up with the following set of criteria ranked by measure of importance (10 being most important, 1 being least important).

  • 10 Safety
  • 9 Maintainability
  • 9 Minimal Supervision
  • 9 Ease of Use
  • 8 Durability
  • 8 Practicality
  • 8 Intensity of Fun
  • 7 Appropriateness
  • 6 Aesthetics
  • 6 Educational
  • 5 Cost

Description of the final project[edit | edit source]

The Bubble Box is an original product created and constructed by Team Jumanji for the CCAT Kid's Zone. The Bubble Box converts kinetic energy into electricity using a hand crank. A fan is powered by this electricity which generates wind flowing through a cone filled with light weight cloth balls. Once the fan reaches near full power, the cloth balls float towards the top of the chamber. As seen in Figure 2 the entire structure consists of three key components; the hand crank, base, and conical wind tunnel. An AutoCAD drawing in Figure 3 gives the Bubble Box's dimensions.

Video

Costs[edit | edit source]

Materials Quantity Our Cost Retail Cost
Hand Crank 1 $171.41 $171.00
Wire 6 ft $3.00 $10.00
Plastic Coated Steel Cable 5 ftt $3.96 $4.95
Diameter Tube 5 1/2 ft $0.00 $6.45
Cable Crimps 3 $0.00 $2.07
Washers 2 $0.00 $0.36
1/4 inch Nut 1 $0.00 $0.09
1/4 by 2 inch Bolt 1 $0.00 $0.30
SS Clamp 1 $0.00 $1.49
Lag 1 $0.00 $0.45
Wire Connectors 6 $0.48 $0.48
Acrylic Sheet 2' by 4' $60.14 $60.14
Acrylic Glue 1 bottle $0.00 $2.99
Cloth Balls 240 $3.26 $3.26
DC Plug 1 $1.00 $2.99
Plywood 4' by 4 1/2' $5.00 $9.00
Voltmeter 1 $10.99 $10.99
Toggle Switch 1 $2.97 $5.99
Plywood 4' by 4 1/2' $5.00 $9.00
25 watt Fan 1 $56.90 $56.0
Total $319.11 $361.49

Discussion and next steps[edit | edit source]

The Bubble Box hopefully will be used by children at CCAT for many years to come. However, Team Jumanji planned for the possibility that the Bubble Box could be expanded upon. This increase in versatility came through connecting a toggle switch to a DC plug. If any future projects wanted to use the bubble box as a launching point they could use the DC plug as their source of power.

FA info icon.svg Angle down icon.svg Page data
Part of Engr205 Introduction to Design
Keywords ccat, game, kids, plywood, steel cable, wire, energy, toys
SDG SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
Authors Cameron Smith
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Organizations Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT), Cal Poly Humboldt, Engr205 Introduction to Design
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 7 pages link here
Impact 379 page views
Created November 10, 2009 by Cameron Smith
Modified January 29, 2024 by Felipe Schenone
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