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ishkeb · 10-27-2003, 08:42 PM

My physics class has to split into groups and construct a tower out of one sheet of regular printer paper (8.5x11) and 50 cm of Scotch tape. To pass, it has to be at least three feet tall. Anything over that will be extra points. The members of my group didn't feel like going for an ambitious design. We plan to build a triangular base and a kind of framework that holds a shaft of paper in the middle. We've tested it, and we can get four feet easily this way.

Does anyone have any other ideas for this project? I'm just curious to see what you guys come up with. If you have time, you should try to build one. I might be odd, but I've had fun on this project. If enough people do it, we can see who has the biggest paper shaft. I just used biggest and shaft in the same sentence. I didn't mean anything by it, I swear.

10-27-2003, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
ishkeb Upright	building a paper tower...ideas? My physics class has to split into groups and construct a tower out of one sheet of regular printer paper (8.5x11) and 50 cm of Scotch tape. To pass, it has to be at least three feet tall. Anything over that will be extra points. The members of my group didn't feel like going for an ambitious design. We plan to build a triangular base and a kind of framework that holds a shaft of paper in the middle. We've tested it, and we can get four feet easily this way. Does anyone have any other ideas for this project? I'm just curious to see what you guys come up with. If you have time, you should try to build one. I might be odd, but I've had fun on this project. If enough people do it, we can see who has the biggest paper shaft. I just used biggest and shaft in the same sentence. I didn't mean anything by it, I swear.