The Physics Of Trick or Treat

1) In order to make the first domino fall, the broomstick needs to carry a
force of 0.75N.

2) The dominoes then topple. Toppling: If the center of gravity is above

the area of support, the object will topple (fall over).

3) The marble, with a mass of 0.012kg gets knocked into a cup on a

pulley. The pulleys mechanical advantage is 1.

4) The cup hits another marble (0.0163kg) down an inclined plane, with
a mechanical advantage of 0.2222. Marble has a potential energy of
0.0144J. PEg= 0.0163kg(9.8m/s2)(0.09m) = 0.0144J.

5) The marble, with kinetic energy of 0.0000815J, then hits a first-class

lever, with a mechanical advantage of 0.8. The marble exerts a force
of 0.08N to move the lever. F= (0.0163kg)(9.8m/s2/2)) = 0.08N.

6) The lever then releases a wood block which is attached to a

pulley(MA=1) that is raised up by a 0.099kg weight. The weight uses
its downward movement to pull down the wedge(axe).

7) The wedge comes down with a force of 0.9702N and hits the marble
into the screw(MA= 0.2356). F= 0.099kg(9.8m/s2) = 0.9702.

8) Then the ball rolls down an inclined plane(MA= 4.6923) at a velocity

of 0.5m/s.

9) The ball carries a force of 0.75N to make the second set of dominoes
topple.
10) The candle falls 0.3m into the jack-o-lantern, and in order to do so,
the candle must be hit by the last domino so that its center of gravity
is outside the area of support.