Friday, May 27, 2011

Bridge Testing

Well, the bridge testing finally happened! I was amazed at how strong some of these bridges were! We had to invent new ways of weighing them down. We finally went with a crate filled with dictionaries.

Weights:
Crate-2.2lbs
Dictionary-4lbs
Thesaurus-2lbs

Here are some pictures from our testing:

The Jomalexey Bridge:
Held 72.2lbs without breaking!
Before testing:





After testing:







The Stinker Bridge:
Held 6.2lbs before breaking
Before testing:





After testing:





Ol' People's Bridge:
Held 62.2lbs before breaking
Before testing:






After testing:







The Finals Bridge:
Held 66.2lbs before breaking
Before testing:






After testing:







Invincible Bridge:
Held 68.2lbs before breaking
Before testing:





After testing:






Elmer's Bridge:
Held 6.2lbs before breaking
Before testing:






After testing:






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Friday, May 20, 2011