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Another idea that crossed my mind would be to gain distance advantage by using LARGE wheels instead of momentum.
Like those old bicycles that had a huge wheel on the front.
If you built it so the wheels were so large that the mouse trap and string around the axle could just barely get it to move, you would go along way based on the large circumference of the wheels.
Try scratched CD's for possibly light large wheels. Drill large holes to further lighten. I would think that weight would want to be really low if you are going for mechanical advantage distance.
The larger the difference in diameter/circumference between the string coil and the wheel the further it will go as long as you have enough torque to make it move.
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