Odyssey of the Mind Balsa Tests
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Hey man. Nice video. I am a division three team and i am going to worlds with a weight held of 995 but got 1180 at regionals. And ironically i am going to virginia tech next year
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@homerunx77 Def a wider base, but generally I think most people have an equal width for the structure's top and bottom.
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I am wondering what type of structure is better: one with a wider base or wider top?
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om is so fun idid it in australia over 36 structures broke
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om is so fun idid it in australia
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hey cud u tell me how to make this structure that held over 1000 pounds? plz! i really need the help! mine only held 95 lbs, thank you,
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At 14" you see the actual deck buckle from the weight. That's awesome!!!
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What glue did you use?
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hey..do you think it would be posssible to build a structure with curvature..ive made designs for it..but i dont know if it would work..haha the best ive done is 635 in 4th grade..since theni cant get over 400...im in 9th grade now..and i have a design that should,..bee epic
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props to all the teams that do balsa wood, that's definately not my teams strong poing...we go with the acting ones. lol
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You guys suck with balsa wood!!
And I mean SUCK!
gegs123eric 2 years ago
If by suck you mean we are capable of building structures that hold over 1300 lbs, giving them a strength to weight ratio higher than high strength steel, then yes we suck with balsa wood.
traxxas100 2 years ago 9
You didn't even show the one that worked! wtf?
NightmarishGuy 2 years ago
If you mean the structure that isn't crushed at the end of the video, it wasn't shown because that was during competition. All the crushes in this video are of practice structures; in competition we don't film our structures. However, you can see the design of it. It is the same design as the structures resting on the uneven blocks seen earlier in the video.
traxxas100 2 years ago 2
We tested my team's structure on Shock Waves, it held over 940 pounds when we tested it at home, but at the competition it only held about 730 pounds. (I have no idea why it didn't hold as much) I'm still proud of it though. :)
I'm glad to say my team is going to the world finals this year!
22PlaidBanana 2 years ago
First off, Congratulations! Second, don't worry too much, I've had many structures hold less at competition than in practice. Keep at it and good luck at Worlds, see you there!
traxxas100 2 years ago