Build a breathtaking balloon racer

When:	Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January 2012 , 11am–12 noon
Where:	NatureSpace, Level 2
Cost:	$3

Make it at Te Papa!

craft activities for kids

These awesome toy cars are pushed along by the power of your breath escaping from an inflated balloon. Compressed gas also powers most cars you see on the road. In a combustion engine, petrol is sprayed into a cylinder (piston) and then ignited with a tiny spark. The explosion pushes the piston up. The process happens over and over, causing a fly wheel to turn, which forces the wheels around.
Watch some speedy Kiwis zooming around in the International Trophy Formula One race, Silverstone, United Kingdom, 25 April 1968

Sydney: Easter Show, hot air balloon flying, Brake, Brian (1927–1988), New South Wales. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

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