I think that this was a good works-like model and that it clearly answered your questions. I'm curious what your results mean for going forward with this idea. What thought has been given to the tube entrance into the transport system? Will sealing the door or leakage from it be significant? Will a longer pipe change anything, and has the curved pipe been abandoned? Are there geometric factors that would make this method more or less effective? Is the gasket necessary for the possibility of the tube never stopping mid-pipe?
Also, will the clear pipe get scratched up easily? What kind of maintenance do you anticipate this needing? Will all the tubes be the same weight, or does there need to be some feedback for keeping the ascent consistent? (As an aside, I think your videos are switched from the description above them.)

Perhaps designing for abuse could be a next step, and designing the gaskets so that they can be easily replaced will be a nice thing for the maintenance keepers of 5-wits.

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A good effect, and you've proven its functionality quite well. I think I'd have to examine it myself to give you technical recommendations; instead, here are some things you could think about to move forward with this item. You've shown you can do linear motion easily. Do bends work the same way? I imagine it won't be a problem if the radius of curvature is large enough, but it needs to be tested. How are you going to reset this challenge? It seems like the users would have no motivation to replace the canister in its original location with the current storyboard. This issue needs to be worked out--perhaps the transfer line could continue after the data display terminal to covertly deposit the specimen back in its proper place. (You are also going to have to worry about people leaving the other specimens strewn about, although you could argue that the library was disheveled from the attack.) Overall a good functional model.

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The sketch model did a great job of answering questions about moving an object through a pipe. The movement of your canister through the tube looks fantastic and having those canisters zip around would be a great effect. I think you now have the challenge of creating a series of tubes and canisters that can be more complicated, travel greater distances and require significant handling in loading and unloading the specimens. That seems like a lot to bite off, but would also be pretty neat if accomplished. I would suggest focusing on placing the specimen in the tube and then the specimen can shoot off and disappear behind the screen or something to be processed out of sight. This would limit the handling of the canister. I think there is also a lot of potential work that could be done on the look of the objects, the layout of the tube, the style of the canister, that have less to do with how the canister moves around and more to do with the overall experience. This could be another path that would require less work on the canister handling.

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