Junkyard Challenge B

[fishman100]

the power of rubber bands

Yup.

*snap* OWW!

[crazycommie]

You mean trebuchet? Sorry, I'm on Storm the Castle and this really bugs me.

[Cheese_Muffin_Man]

You mean trebuchet? Sorry, I'm on Storm the Castle and this really bugs me.

ANy predictions on what were goning to build?

[Littleboy]

cantilever

[Cheese_Muffin_Man]

cantilever

But they would have to move tables in the gym

[Littleboy]

alright there are problems with each
bridge - too dependent on how big you can make it fast, not enough room
tower - too limited by height of competititor
cantilever - they need to move tables in
ramp - too dependent on how big you can make it fast, not enough room
bouncer - all teams will bounce close to the same distance so data not spread out very good
catapult - not enough room, testing could hit people, unaccurate

[fishman100]

I actually think that Bouncer or Catapult are the 2 most likely challenges to be chosen, but only because they require little space, so accommodating 60 teams at once doing either of the two won't be as chaotic as, say, Bridge.

I may be completely wrong thought, so don't blame me if they choose Bridge

[rkoopma2]

bridge - too dependent on how big you can make it fast, not enough room

I wouldn't say that. With the right design, the bridge can be built relatively quickly. The design we used for regionals would have taken the same time to make whether we made it 10ft long or 27.5ft long (which we did).

[Cheese_Muffin_Man]

alright there are problems with each
bridge - too dependent on how big you can make it fast, not enough room
tower - too limited by height of competititor
cantilever - they need to move tables in
ramp - too dependent on how big you can make it fast, not enough room
bouncer - all teams will bounce close to the same distance so data not spread out very good
catapult - not enough room, testing could hit people, unaccurate

There is plenty of room for catapult. Well, unless you shoot more than 30 meters!!

[Cheese_Muffin_Man]

alright there are problems with each
bridge - too dependent on how big you can make it fast, not enough room
tower - too limited by height of competititor
cantilever - they need to move tables in
ramp - too dependent on how big you can make it fast, not enough room
bouncer - all teams will bounce close to the same distance so data not spread out very good
catapult - not enough room, testing could hit people, unaccurate

There is plenty of room for catapult. Well, unless you shoot more than 30 meters!!

How long are you guys able to make your bridge?