Junkyard Challenge C

adam124218 · Post by **adam124218** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:50 pm

AAAH! I am so excited about this event. This was the event I dreaded the most going into the season because it's had a reputation as being a dreadful trial event, but I'm really really excited to start working on this. I have so many ideas already. So excited!

vofbassist · Post by **vofbassist** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:02 am

man, I've been sick the past couple days and all my materials and stuff was at school so I'm falling behind on my work if I want to take first at the Boyceville invite.

cleopartay · Post by **cleopartay** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:30 pm

Is tipping the scale figuring out the weight of the coins in a certion number of methods? cuz i stink at the that....

thanks

in case you guys were wondering, this is my first year in science olympiad...i guess you can tell...lol

~sowji

Post by **dudeincolorado** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:42 pm

tipping the scales is just musuring the mass of things

the OTHER challenge (coin sorter) is where you separate coins

at regionals they will only use tipping the scales but if you make it to states the person running it chooses which one to do got it?

Kindra · Post by **Kindra** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:48 pm

I am sort-of confused about the event Junk Yard Challenge. I have read the rules but i am still as i said confused....Can you help?

bob3443 · Post by **bob3443** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:12 pm

well what are you confused about?

freeman · Post by **freeman** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:13 pm

Robot was great and still is- Junkyard is too vague

adam124218 · Post by **adam124218** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:52 pm

Kindra wrote:I am sort-of confused about the event Junk Yard Challenge. I have read the rules but i am still as i said confused....Can you help?

For regionals, you have to build a scale that can be taken apart to fit in the box of the dimensions specified. You have to be able to assemble it at competition (without power tools or glue) and you need to add the mystery piece the event coordinator gives you. Then you have to weigh things they give you with your scale.

What are everyone's ideas for what they're doing with the mystery piece?

DeltaHat · Post by **DeltaHat** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:33 pm

I recommend adding "extension points" to your device so that you can standardize the use of the mystery material.

For example, find a way to always use the mystery material to compensate for one short leg of the device.

adam124218 · Post by **adam124218** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:28 am

DeltaHat wrote:I recommend adding "extension points" to your device so that you can standardize the use of the mystery material.

For example, find a way to always use the mystery material to compensate for one short leg of the device.

That's what I had been thinking as well. It seems like the easiest way to argue that the success of your device is relying on that part.

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