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Exactly. I find that the middle ground is the best place to be in terms of speed. My first bridge broke when someone told me to go faster. It probably would have held everything otherwise.

Waiting can make the bridge hold the weight for a longer amount of time which can cause it to break while sitting there as opposed to adding that little bit more amount of weight that will break it.[/quote]

But the bucket will still stop swinging and waiting would be better than a swinging bucket

Littleboy wrote:

fmtiger124 wrote:Waiting can make the bridge hold the weight for a longer amount of time which can cause it to break while sitting there as opposed to adding that little bit more amount of weight that will break it.

But the bucket will still stop swinging and waiting would be better than a swinging bucket

true, I suppose you could briefly use your hands to make it stop swinging and hope you aren't waiting too long. Of course ideal situation is to have a partner, even if they really hadn't done much on the event it's nice to have someone to stabilize for you so you only really have to focus on pouring the sand.

Isn't it nice to not worry about the bucket swinging

fmtiger124 wrote:Of course ideal situation is to have a partner, even if they really hadn't done much on the event it's nice to have someone to stabilize for you so you only really have to focus on pouring the sand.

I have yet to test a bridge at competition with my actual partner for the entirety of my building 'career', which may sound impossible, but of course there's always a reason. So, each time there was someone we both trusted who a) has steady hands, and b) could follow either of our explicit directions. Plus, even if the other person is unexperienced with bridges, an extra pair of eyes of a person who should at least have common sense could save you from making a silly mistake, since the experienced person also has much more pressure and nerves.

fmtiger is somewhat correct; One time i was testing a bridge at my house and was using water instead of sand, and when i went to untangle the hose after it got kinked for some reason i came back after maybe 30 seconds and the bridge broke instantly.

So Robert, you are claiming it should have been a 1332 bridge?

CyWoodsHinton wrote:fmtiger is somewhat correct; One time i was testing a bridge at my house and was using water instead of sand, and when i went to untangle the hose after it got kinked for some reason i came back after maybe 30 seconds and the bridge broke instantly.

So Robert, you are claiming it should have been a 1332 bridge?

Yes and if not all the weight, I know where this is going so I will PM you

finished my state bridge for saturday and it weighs 9.4grams and was pretested to hold all the weight. too late to make it lighter. Hoping for a medal w/ about a 1600 eff.

good job, can't wait to hear about the results!

cypressfalls Robert wrote:good job, can't wait to hear about the results!

i can't wait either