<span>Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it transforms from one form to another. For instance, chemical energy can be converted to kinetic energy in the explosion of a stick of dynamite. A consequence of the law of conservation of energy is that a perpetual motion machine of the first kind cannot exist. </span> <span> Law of Conservation of Energy</span>
The speed at the first quarter checkpoint is 0.74 m/s. The speed at the second quarter checkpoint is 1.40 m/s. The speed at the third quarter checkpoint is 1.61 m/s. The speed at the finish line is 1.89 m/s.