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Instructions
Create a large electromagnet. Wrap the copper wire around a metal core. Choose a metal core should be either copper or steel. The poles of the electromagnetic should be long, so avoid using piping; look for a block of metal rather than piping. If you must use piping, find one with a large diameter so that it can act like a block of metal, then wrap it around tightly and make the application rather thick.
Create multiple small electromagnets to place on a track. These smaller versions can be made from piping. These will help propel the monorail car forward.
Place the smaller electromagnets in succession one after another so that when one is triggered it will pull the car forward.
Create the frame for your monorail car from a block of wood. Make sure your frame is long enough to hold all the necessary electronics.
Take apart the disposable cameras, one for every small electromagnet you have made. The disposable camera has a microchip and capacitor capable of very high voltages to be released all at once (the flash mechanism). This will be used to pull the car along the tracks.
Wire up each of the microchips from the disposable cameras to the smaller electromagnets. These need to be triggered in succession to pull the car forward along the tracks.
Place the larger electromagnets within the frame you have created out of wood. Find an appropriate power supply that will allow it to float above the tracks. Look at 9-volt batteries and multiples of them. Place the car over the track you have created of electromagnets and make sure the poles are opposites so that they repel each other.