Who'da thought spaghetti-building was such a big thing?
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Quote:Spaghetti Tower Design Competition
Test your ingenuity and "practical" physics skills!
Goal: Build a tower from spaghetti and glue, see how tall/strong/beautiful it can be.
OK, but they're cheating. Thats not really spaghetti. (See, they wont feel me - I wasnt born yesterday!)
Science Museum of Minnesota: Noodle
Quote:Build a spaghetti structure:
This is no easy engineering feat! Design and construct a structure out of spaghetti and marshmallows. Although spaghetti doesn't seem like a strong building material, you can build suprisingly elegant and sturdy structures using it. Challenge a friend to build along with you.
Design Challenge:
Build a tall tower.
You'll need:
meter stick
spaghetti
mini marshmallows
Design Challenge:
Build a strong structure.
You'll need:
spaghetti
mini marshmallows
cardboard square
plastic container
pennies
Ooooh, thats better ... this looks like a Sozlet activity!