bridge challenge

build a bridge using toothpicks, glue and cardboard. make a video testing the bridge to its breaking point and post it as a video response. the challenge closes on January 15, 2009 and the winner will receive a cool Ontario Science Centre T-shirt. Good luck! for more information about the Ontario Science Centre Science School visit http://ontariosciencecentre.ca/oscschool/default.asp

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[Exploratorium]

great video. great exercise!

[videochick770]

no entries yet though : P

[cosiweb]

I don't think any of the toothpick bridges I ever built in school held that much...maybe it's a good thing I left engineering and ended up in computers ;)

[videochick770]

: )) i have been checking some of the bridge videos on youtube...i would say this one is in the midrange achievement-wise.

[Fringe111]

Now that was pretty cool. Thanks for sending it

[videochick770]

: )

[jappanpreeti]

we have the same project but we can't use cardboard.

[Goohuman]

I don't think any of the toothpicks I chewed on in the bar ever could have held that much.

I wonder what that bridge tastes like?

[videochick770]

thanks!

[videochick770]

yeah i knowv: ))