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SPAGHETTI BRIDGE BUILDING
Spaghetti bridges are scale model bridges-made entirely out of dry spaghetti and glue, often as part of a bridge-building competition. The object is typically to construct a bridge that can withstand the greatest load-to-weight without failure.
Watch videos of some competitions:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=spaghetti+bridge+building&adlt=strict&view=detail&mid=1B2A1D96C615F246F3101B2A1D96C615F246F310&&FORM=VRDGAR
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=spaghetti+bridge+building&adlt=strict&view=detail&mid=D7BCE57596643E9638E6D7BCE57596643E9638E6&&FORM=VRDGAR
The only materials
you
are allowed to use in the
Trinity Challenge
are:
Spaghetti (maximum of 2 packs) and
Marshmallows (maximum 1 bag)
You may choose to make your own bridge or work with a partner. There is to be
no parent help
!
Watch this video for basic building ideas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln_uiwjcVXQ
Here are some images of bridges built with these materials:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=%27spaghetti+bridge+building+with+marshmallows%27&FORM=HDRSC2
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