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Forces and motion
  • Physics
  • Mechanics
  • Floor 2

Turtles

We have a skateboard ring with a difference on the second floor. But we call our skateboards “turtles”. Just imagine – you can sit down and ride a skateboard!

The turtles work according to the same principles as a skateboard. Sit on a turtle and propel it forwards by rocking the handlebars forwards and backwards. This causes friction between the wheels and the floor, which converts the sideways-directed force to a forwards-direct force.