Popsicle Stick Bridge Testing

This is our classes popsicle stick bridge testing. As you can see we came in last place. Filmed at Vincent Massey Collegiate highschool! Homeroom chemistry class. Nick, Ugo, Stefan and Enzo's bridge. Check out our PC repair site, http://www.pegasuspcworld.com/

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• popsicle
• stick
• bridge
• test
• wood
• vmc
• vincent
• massey
• collegiate
• ugo
• stefan
• nick
• chemistry
• class
• fun
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[darkendjoker24309]

i made one with a lot less that help 190.. what class was this? ours was engineering and architecture so thats why we knew as much as we did. the secret is triangles.

[spinereto]

@darkendjoker24309 This was for a grade 11 science class.

[davkanik]

what kind of rope was used to test it - how was it held up?

[spinereto]

@davkanik It was just a regular plastic tie wrap that was attached to a metal bucket (the weights were placed in the bucket). The bridge was supported at both ends using the ends of a desk.

[randomrazr]

@spinereto

hey jjust wanted to update you

i managed to get my bridge to hold the max for the test, 100 pounds!!!

thanks for ur help

got 4++ :)

[spinereto]

@randomrazr nice to hear u did well, what did u use in the end, glue gun or carpenter's glue?

[koolasvegan]

Amazing bridges.... wish I could build a bridge that cool!

[spinereto]

epoxy is super glue, i would either go with pure epoxy or mix carpenter's glue with a little bit of epoxy in it, but when you do you have to work fast, epoxy dries in 5 minutes or less.

[randomrazr]

oh ok cause i can use "any glue"

i was stuck between hot glue gun or capentors glue. what would u chose?

this is a stupid question but what is epoxy? lol is that like super glue?

[spinereto]

if your allowed then go ahead, but for our bridge building we weren't allowed. We could only use carpenter's glue with absolutely no epoxy. So if you are allowed u can add epoxy to ur glue to make it much stronger.