A project contains a real life work space solution. It is a slide of sorts for your book-sack. It allows students or employees to easily and safely transport their bags from floor to floor in a multi-story building.

Have you ever wondered how you could transport your bags from level to level when there is no elevator for use? Well, My partner and I have figured out a solution to this problem! We came across the idea of making this slide because one of our friends was hurt and has no way to carry his bag besides getting someone to carry it for him. We realized this was a problem that we needed to fix because it was a common occurrence that someone had to bring his book-sack to the class was in but they would then have to run all the way across campus to get to their class.

We begun looking at ways we could solve this problem. We soon came up with a solution. We began framing and sketching our ideas. We finally came up with a good idea. It used a telescoping method to form as a chute. There would have been about ten pieces that would unfold out of itself all the way to the ground progressively getting smaller and smaller. We soon realized this was a bad idea because once the book-sack reached the ground it probably wouldn't have fit down the shoot because the end piece would be to small. Granted, we could have made the starting piece bigger but then the entire project would be too big to fit into the space.

We tried many different ways, but most of them failed for one reason or another. We finally came to the solution/project that we are currently working on. Thus being a bendy art piece/usable slide for your book-sack. The latest prototype is made out of PVC pipes that have about a ninety degree angle in them. On each PVC part there are connectors. The problem this poses it that one of the sides has to be bigger that the other meaning it is not a smooth surface all the way down the slide. We are trying to fix this problem by getting the desired slope we want, setting it, and now taping it for the tubes to be flush all the way down the slide.

This semester, we have gone through many different steps and phases that have led us to the Book sack Rollercoaster. Our Book sack Rollercoaster is made up of numerous pieces of PVC pipe that range from straight, curvy, steep, and gradual pieces that are bound together. These pieces create a track connected to the staircase railing allowing the book sacks to travel down the stairs in a smooth, artsy transition.

Our design of the Book sack Rollercoaster has gone through quite a process itself. We originated in the idea of having a telescoping chute that would run from the top of the stairs down to the bottom, but this idea soon failed because it would be hard to control the slope of the chute being that each box fits into a larger box above it creating quite a steep slope. This, as well as the size of the first and last boxes, became issues. Because of all of this, we abandoned the idea and eventually came to this idea of PVC pipes creating a track for the book sacks to follow down to the bottom of the staircase. The pipes would be mounted to the staircase and use gravity and the designed slope to transport the book sacks in a smooth and artistic way. 

This Book sack Rollercoaster will allow those who are injured and unable to carry their own book sacks to have an easier alternative than getting another person to carry it for them. This will prove to be very helpful for not only those students who are injured, but also for other students, teachers, or visitors who are carrying heavy items, have their hands full, or are simply just lazy. Being that we are in a place where everyone lugs around heavy book sacks, having a beautiful, artsy design will not only add charm and fun to the boring stairway, but will also serve as a very convenient system to transport items for in multi-leveled buildings.