Alright, after a lot of testing and a lot of problem solving, we finally finished the Rube Goldberg! Here's the whole thing edited together. I tried to film and edit the video so that you could easily view each part of the chain reaction, but if you missed anything, you can look at my previous post where I go into a lot more detail. As for the actual rollercoaster, I haven't worked on it much for a while now. The problem is that I have to go into school to work on it, and my teacher is busy often. Another issue is that I don't have the right components to start working out the next phase of construction (making a complete circuit, curved/banked track sections). That said, we should be able to get back to a regular schedule very soon. 

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