Author Topic: Toothpick Bridge (Read 14445 times)

wafflez205 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:02:25 PM »

wow you didnt have to much time for that project

KnacK · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:18:28 PM »

How did you compare with the rest of the class?

As far as glue, white glue isn't the best for that application. Microbeads fro ma hobby store, or even gorilla snot would have been better.

But good job!

Garrett · « **Reply #42 on:** June 03, 2008, 07:37:31 PM »

Quote from: KnacK on June 03, 2008, 02:18:28 PM

How did you compare with the rest of the class?

As far as glue, white glue isn't the best for that application. Microbeads fro ma hobby store, or even gorilla snot would have been better.

But good job!

And hot glue makes a horrible mess, know from experience.

Fullmetal_Steeb · « **Reply #43 on:** June 03, 2008, 08:12:46 PM »

With the rest of the class, most were around the 25-30 lbs. range. The most was 190. Waaaaay out there from everyone elses, the second best was 65.

Garrett · « **Reply #44 on:** June 03, 2008, 08:32:17 PM »

190lbs!? Did he reinforce it with steel or something?

Fullmetal_Steeb · « **Reply #45 on:** June 04, 2008, 01:39:42 PM »

It was really small and compact.

Garrett · « **Reply #46 on:** June 04, 2008, 01:44:55 PM »

I had a person cheat in our bridge building contest. Had metal and nails in the building of his project and it held over 250lbs. Teacher wasn't to happy.

Fullmetal_Steeb · « **Reply #47 on:** June 04, 2008, 02:13:11 PM »

jitspoe · « **Reply #48 on:** June 05, 2008, 04:29:06 PM »

Quote from: Fullmetal_Steeb on June 04, 2008, 01:39:42 PM

It was really small and compact.

Did they not have a certain size it was supposed to span?

Fullmetal_Steeb · « **Reply #49 on:** June 06, 2008, 10:16:00 PM »

By small and compact I meant height- and width-wise. It was just over 14 inches I believe, 12 was minimum. Sorry if I made that confusing.

KnacK · « **Reply #50 on:** June 07, 2008, 06:43:54 AM »

Could you draw us a picture and show us where and how they attached they weight?

Fullmetal_Steeb · « **Reply #51 on:** June 08, 2008, 02:49:07 PM »

I'll save the time of drawing a picture and just draw one later if this explanation isn't good enough...

There was a metal bar they put across the "road" of the bridge width-wise, and to the ends of that bar they attached a bucket, suspended under the middle of the bridge. Then they put 5 pound weights in the bucket one at a time.

KnacK · « **Reply #52 on:** June 08, 2008, 04:15:32 PM »

yup,

draw a picture.

y00tz · « **Reply #53 on:** June 08, 2008, 06:20:18 PM »

Yeah, that's usually how they do it.

When I was in high school they held a regional contest, based on efficiency. We ended winning by making a bridge just the length mandatory, but it was just a line of toothpicks, so it was virtually weightless... after it broke under the minimum weight (10 pounds), we won (and set a record) with an efficiency of nearly 1000, beating the old record of 50 or so.

Fullmetal_Steeb · « **Reply #54 on:** June 08, 2008, 06:25:18 PM »

XD That's pretty cheap.

jitspoe · « **Reply #55 on:** June 09, 2008, 03:31:47 PM »

Truth is, y00tz just didn't want to spend the cash on more toothpicks.

I kid, I kid.

Fullmetal_Steeb · « **Reply #56 on:** June 09, 2008, 04:28:57 PM »

I don't mean cheap like that... You probably know what I mean anyway, nevermind. lol

KnacK · « **Reply #57 on:** June 09, 2008, 04:41:12 PM »

Quote from: Fullmetal_Steeb on June 08, 2008, 06:25:18 PM

XD That's pretty cheap.

And cheap is in y00tzie's blood

Come give me some sugars big boy

y00tz · « **Reply #58 on:** June 09, 2008, 04:52:11 PM »

Quote from: jitspoe on June 09, 2008, 03:31:47 PM

Truth is, y00tz just didn't want to spend the cash on more toothpicks.

Or spend cash at all - I grabbed them from the checkout of IHOP - more then 15 in your pocket and you can easily become 'shish kebobed'

KnacK · « **Reply #59 on:** June 09, 2008, 04:56:04 PM »

Especially if you sit down wrong.........