2009-2010 BRIDGE BUILDING CHALLENGE

by Corey C. - Plano
April 09, 2010

My favorite project for this year was our bridge building project. We got 60 Popsicle sticks and all the Elmer’s glue we could use and we had to build a bridge.

This bridge had to span 14 inches and had to hold over 50 pounds in order for us to get an A. Most of our Drafting class did well holding 20 or 30 pounds. Mine held just over 51 when it ended up breaking. No one thought mine would hold so much because of the upside-down design but it did fairly well. Collin and Tim built one that ended up holding over 132 pounds.

It has to be my all time favorite project so far, because it was so hands-on and we actually got to build the bridges and watch them slowly progress and be made complete. Also it was great to watch them splinter when the weight tore them apart while testing them. It could not have been better to watch each person have to purposely break their bridge to beat the previous records. It was a great time building and breaking bridges along with all the talk in between about whos would be better and that is why it is my favorite and most enjoyable project.