kallend 2,196 #1 January 2, 2005 Curious: Has anyone here (or your kids) participated when in high school in the wood bridge building contest, either at the school, regional, national or international level? This is the contest where you build a model wood bridge from basswood sticks and then test its load carrying capacity before it breaks. It's being going for 30+ years. http://www.iit.edu/~hsbridge... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #2 January 2, 2005 YupBut, that was the fifth grade. Enough years ago I don't really remember much about it. _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 January 2, 2005 In Texas the "big" contest is the Texas BEST competition, not really the bridge. Then again, the local TI (Texas Instruments) tend to really help out the high schools with parts, money and even a couple of engineers to help the team in the design process. I'm not sure if they have BEST up where yall are or not. edti: http://www.bestinc.org/MVC/ That's the link to the overall BEST contests.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 January 2, 2005 As a side note, something I didn't know even though I participated with BEST a couple of years, was the it originated in Sherman, Texas (my hometown) due to a couple of Texas Instruments engineers getting motivated in 1993. That's neat.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killler 2 #5 January 2, 2005 My daughters team was regional champ in the "SET IT FREE" balsawood odyssey of the mind in 1989 ... They were 2nd place at state...They had to build a tower with a ping-pong ball inside of it and when the tower crushed the ping-pong ball needed to be thrown from the tower with out any damage... Killer... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 January 2, 2005 You have your PMs turned off again. I wanted to let you know I got the DVD the other day. Sat down and watched it right away. Thanks so much for taking the time to put that together. I love the mix of music you used.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 January 2, 2005 It was part of the Science Olympiad back when I was in school. I did ok one year and got totally destroyed one year when most the rest of the teams soaked their balsa in epoxy to stiffen the balsa far beyond what balsa should ever hold.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnotherGoodin 0 #8 January 2, 2005 Yea we had done it my senior year in high school... 2 years ago.... But see half of us had the wood bridge half of us had to you spagetti noodles (uncooked) obviously. I got the thrill of having spagetti noodles. It was a big mess of glue but it actually worked It took 2 whole weeks for me and my group of 4 to make. Then we had to sit there and watch it get destroyed....If life gives you lemons then make lemonade, if not then go thirsty and keep on truckin' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
