MINNESOTA Keep The Heat In

[jazzy009]

Thanks exarian, we were there too! and actually took 1st in this event. and i agree, commercial foam is what we use (my model has come a long way from wayzata, i had an epiphany after regionals). should i look forward to competing with you next year? youre probably the closest person to minnesota not on my team that is on this site!

[nickfastswim]

Im from MN
KTH -- i have never hear of this event before. Does it involve building a container to keep some object warm as long as possible? I know for liquids this type of container is called a thermos.

[jazzy009]

Yeah it's pretty much as good of a thermos you can build. I was stuck on the vacuum part of the thermos so i stuck with insulation.

[nickfastswim]

Well a thermos is actually pretty simple, its just a double walled container with a vacuum in between the two walls. Of course making one might be slightly harder, you might need a vacuum pump to pull good vacuum.