PhysicsGeek Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Been searching around youtube and I haven't seen any Popsicle Stick Bridge hit 400 Pounds that weighs less than 150g. Just wanted to share my friends bridge with everyone ;P Specs: 146 grams Weight Held: 400 Pounds Length 34 cm Materials: Popsicle SticksGlue Edited January 28, 2013 by PhysicsGeek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhysicsGeek Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Like and Favorite please! ...If you like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPanic Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Look up "spaghetti bridge" on google and youtube. It's an international competition, and multiple universities participate - usually the civil engineering departments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhysicsGeek Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Oh man I saw those, those are amazing...all that weight hed just from spaghetti noodles xD Edited January 31, 2013 by PhysicsGeek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingToPonder Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Impressive, Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel123456 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) You must take into consideration that the weight is equally spread along the bridge. Imagine that if they putted weights larger than the gap between the 2 tables, the bridge would collapse only after the weight overpass the resistance of the material itself, wich is not far of what happened. The structure would not resist a pointed weight as its centre. Edited February 1, 2013 by michel123456 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhysicsGeek Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Impressive, Well done. Thanks You must take into consideration that the weight is equally spread along the bridge. Imagine that if they putted weights larger than the gap between the 2 tables, the bridge would collapse only after the weight overpass the resistance of the material itself, wich is not far of what happened. The structure would not resist a pointed weight as its centre. I would love to retest this but the bridge exploded and i don't have time to make another replica ;P Edited February 1, 2013 by PhysicsGeek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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