Explosions With Hypothesis-FALL 2013

[Whirligig Girl]

Welcome to the bi-monthly science fair!

(Bi-monthly as in every two months)

This is a basically pointless challenge, and will be judged not upon points, but rather by people! You must apply the scientific method to your entry, and make it prettyful. The point is to promote more science in KSP, rather than aimless playing-around. It may even end up bringing breakthroughs in what is possible in KSP, and this will doubtless give you a higher grade. Now, just because it's pointless, does NOT mean it is guideline-less.

GUIDELINES/RUBRIC

*Not absolutley required.

Each item you will get negative 1 to positive 4 points, these will be averged together into the judge's own score, which and the average between the judge's results will be put in as a score.

-You MUST use the scientific method.

-You can submit your entry on the forums, or as a *Microsoft Office (Slideshows and whatnot) or *WordPad document. Your entry can consist of *multiple mediums in one entry, Including *video. You must have pictures. You will be judged on the amount of pictures, and their relevance.

-*Your entry should have some bearing in practical use in KSP, Such as "What engine to use? or "How so I keep a Kerbal alive?"

-You may use any mods other than Over-Powered mods, you may use hyperedit or debug-cheats, as long as it falls into the context of your project.

-You may use any version of KSP, or even *multiple versions of KSP.

-You must imbed the images, no links, if you are using the forums.

-YOU MUST USE LAYMEN'S TERMS, NOT FOR MY SAKE, BUT FOR THE OTHER JUDGE'S SAKE.

-AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU RESUBMIT ANYTHING FROM A PAST SCIENCE FAIR!!!!1!!one

CATEGORIES

Of course, there will be more than one winner, 2nd, and 3rd place prize.

General: Where everything else goes.

-Ground-Based Physics: This involves gravity, force, motion and stuff that happens on or near a planet's surface.

-Air: This involves anything to do with planes, aside from competitions between planes and other types of vehicles, those go in general. I recommend using Ferram Aerospace Research, unless you want to use specifically KSP default air physics.

-Space-Based Physics: This involves gravity, force, motion, and stuff that happens in space, that is, Weightlessness or Orbital Physics.

-Rovers: Anything that involves the ground, but not quite hard physics goes here.

-Rocketry: Anything to do with efficiencies, thrusts, and physics of rockets.

PRIZE FOR WINNING

1st Place: Lots of bragging rights!

2nd Place: Some bragging rights!

3rd Place: A little bit of bragging rights.

Runners Up: Barely any bragging rights.

Participants: Awesomeness for putting together something scientific!

My Entry:

(I get to resubmit because this is just an example)

(must download to view pictures)

Microsoft Word File

Rich Text File

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reserved for judging

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link to old June thread

Edited September 30, 2013 by GregroxMun

[Whirligig Girl]

there's nothing? I guess people have school now.

[Captain Sierra]

I did some testing a while back on 2.5 engines vs equivalent 1.25 engines. I can certainly do a writeup on it.

[Whirligig Girl]

I have given SpaceOddity permission to repost because I have not seen it.

you must otherwise PM me for permission to break any rules.

[ZodiaK]

Her is my entry for the air section:

http://www./download/p4xvb97tp1apdtt/ZodiaK_EWH.docx

the probe itself:

ZodiaK. At least it isn't a paper mache volcano...

[KvickFlygarn87]

I'll see what I can put together tomorrow.

[SpaceOddity]

This is my entry - resubmitted as for some reasons it wasn't judged in previous edition.

(Analysys of) Various staging methods as means of increasing efficiency of single-engine rockets within Standard and Ferram aerodynamic models.

PDF: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3DkWZBXa0eRVEpRMGZnTTA0eHM/edit?usp=sharing

DOC: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3DkWZBXa0eRNHJzM1kyVUh0bms/edit?usp=sharing

I have one more paper ready, so I hope nobody beats me to publish.

Edited October 7, 2013 by SpaceOddity