Polar Stick Bridge Competition
Polar Stick Bridge Photos
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Nick Oppedisuno received a plaque for winning Best Overall Bridge and Best Bridge by a First-Year Student |
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Julia Fediw won Best Bridge by a High School Student and received an honourable mention for Aesthetic Pleasing. |
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Jackie Chang and Meng Fu's Eggstatic Bridge design won Most Aesthetically Pleasing Bridge |
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All bridges were on display outside SEB 2202 |
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Jackie Chan and Meng Fu pose beside their Eggstatic Bridge design |
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The Viking Bridge group needed some last minute touch-ups before the competition |
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Jan Shepherd McKee judged the bridges for Most Aesthetically Pleasing Bridge |
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All bridges were weighed... |
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...put to the test with 10 kg wieghts... |
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Civil Engineering Professor, Mike Bartlett, explained why the bridge broke where it did. |
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Wilbert Logan helped prepare the bridges for the load test |
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Julia Fediw, grade 11 Oakridge Secondary School student, watches as her bridge is put to the test.... |
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...here it is after the testing.... |
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...here is Julia's reaction! |
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Students enjoy seeing the bridges crack to hundreds of pieces. |
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Some even saved the remaining pieces. |
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