Biodiesel Boat Lab

Over the past few days, Hamming and I have been working on engineering, constructing, re-constructing, and finally running our biodiesel boat. We ran into many problems along the way, including multiple leaks, spilled fuel, and semi-toxic fumes coming from our homemade candle. In the end, we got somewhere around fourth place! The only thing that kept us from actually placing was that, the whole way down the track, it went side to side and bumped off the edges. We ended up making the boat out of a cut up soda can, held together by aluminum tape and lots and lots of hot glue. We also accidentally went through 3 engines before the end of it, oops. Overall, this project was super fun and also very educational because it made us creatively problem solve, while also learning about biodiesel. Here are the instructions on how to make your own: Biodiesel Boat