pull-back car

Drag-and-release racer

A pull-back car is a toy vehicle with an internal spring mechanism—you pull it backward along a surface to wind the spring, then release it to watch it shoot forward.

The farther back you pull, the faster it goes.

Also called a pullback car or friction car.

Related
  • toyObject for amusement
  • toy carMiniature auto for children
  • wheelsCircular rotation devices
  • frictionResistance between touching surfaces
  • zoomRapid movement or magnification

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Categories
Opposites
power source/mechanism

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Toy vehicle operated wirelessly

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autonomy/control

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Toy vehicle operated wirelessly

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technology level

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G