The Hi5s 72105

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The Hi-5s7/21/05

• Samantha Chandler
• Chase Rawlinson
• Drew Tharp
• Elizabeth Whiting

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Project Requirements

• Our team was required to build a spaghaper
  bridge -that is to span a distance of 20 in.
  using nothing but spaghetti noodles, glue, and
  newspaper. The height and the width of the bridge
  can be no more than 5 x 5. Our provided
  materials were scissors, rulers, and a measuring
  scale.

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Judging Criteria

• The ratio of load held to device weight
• Aesthetics of device
• Teamwork skills exhibited
• Technical report completion
• Project presentation
• Webpage
• Cleanliness of workstation after project
  completion.

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Our Spaghaper Design

• The design of our Spaghaper Bridge consisted of
  bundles of spaghetti glued together and the
  rolled in newspaper. The three-bundle beams were
  connected using shorter bundles attached in a
  pattern.

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Experimental Procedure

• For testing our device, our bridge will lay
  across two cinder blocks while a bucket dangles
  from the middle of the bridge. The bucket will
  steadily be filled with sand until the bridge
  meets ultimate failure. Hopefully our triangular
  design will uphold to the allotted payload.

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References

• Our first reference which gave us an idea for our
  design is www.ferris.edu
• Our second reference was www.abcdpittsburg.org
• Though we only listed two there are many more.

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Safety

• Did not run with scissors.
• We did not waste nor misuse our spaghetti supply
  in any way.
• We did not sniff glue or smoke our spaghetti
  bundles.
• Also, we wore safety glasses during testing!

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Predictions

• Our prediction is that our bridge will hold 11
  pounds.
• We believe it will continuously bend until it
  snaps.
• We believe ours will break towards the end.