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Can you construct a bridge made of pasta capable of holding any weight?

What You Need:

Any type of uncooked pasta
Any type of glue

What to Do:

1. Design and construct a free-standing bridge of pasta and glue. The only rule is that the bridge can have a finished weight on no more than 2 kg.

2. The bridge when complete must span a distance of no less that 50 cm and have a solid flat surface in the middle upon which to later balance any weight. For best results the flat surface should be at least 15 cm long and no more than 20 cm wide.

3. Remember, the bridge must be free-standing. You shouldn't have to hold or support it in any way with your hands or other objects.

4. Predict how much weight you think your bridge can hold on the platform. Did it stand up to your predicted weight or did it exceed it?

5. Common household items work well as weights. Things like cans of soup or pop work well as weights. What design elements of your bridge contributed to its success or failure? What modifications could you make to the structure so that it could hold more weight? a free-standing bridge of pasta and glue. The only rule is that the bridge can have a finished weight on no more than 2 kg.

6. The bridge when complete must span a distance of no less that 50 cm and have a solid flat surface in the middle upon which to later balance any weight. For best results the flat surface should be at least 15 cm long and no more than 20 cm wide.

7. Remember, the bridge must be free-standing. You shouldn't have to hold or support it in any way with your hands or other objects.

8. Predict how much weight you think your bridge can hold on the platform. Did it stand up to your predicted weight or did it exceed it?

9. Common household items work well as weights. Things like cans of soup or pop work well as weights.

Question: What design elements of your bridge contributed to its success or failure? What modifications could you make to the structure so that it could hold more weight?