INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / JANUARY 31, 1989

 

 

 

Spaghetti Bridge Continued

famed Golden Gate and Oak-
land-Bay bridges, and $500.00
in pocket money, courtesy of
Canadian International Airlines
and the Applied Science Tech-
nologists and Technicians of
B.C. All entrants will receive a
complimentary product sampler
package from Catelli to replace
building materials.

Rules are as follows:

1. The bridge may be built of
any commercial pasta
product. Glue or epoxy shall
be the only joining material.

2. The bridge shall be free
standing (not attached to the

 

table in any way) and must
span a distance greater than
1.0 m between two level
surfaces which are 1.0 m
apart.

3. The support for the bridge
shall be from the top of the
level surface and the edge
shall not be used as a support
in any way.

4, The bridge must include a
decking of pasta material to
provide a solid driving
surface at least 5.0 cm wide
across the full span of the
bridge, over which a small
metal car of "The Hotwheels"

 

or "Matchbox" variety can
pass. The driving surface
must, in the judges’ opinion,
represent a true bridge
structure.

5. An "official loading platform"
made of 1/4" fiberboard with
a metal hook attached, may
be obtained from Okanagan
College. The loading
platform must be located at
the centre of the bridge,
immediately below, or above
the decking material. The
loading platform cannot be
altered in any way.

6. The maximum vertical depth
of the bridge cannot exceed
0.5 m.

7. The maximum mass of any
bridge including the loading
platform must not exceed 750
grams.

8. A fee of $1.00 will be
charged for each official
loading platform. Platforms
are available from:

The Spaghetti Bridge Contest
Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Road

Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 4X8

On All Matters, The Judges’
Decision Will Be Final.

The winning bridges will be-
come the property of Okanagan
College.

Please contact the Douglas
College Public Information of-
fice, room 4840, for official rule
sheets which contain further in-
formation.

 

 

 

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