Here is an idea I am developing.
The bridge is made out of standard sizes / cuts of plywood and MDF. The finished packed bridge fits on the back seat 0f a standard car and should be liftable by two people.
Weights are foldable water containers.
With 100 litres (100KG) of water in each box, these act as the foundations the bridge is built off.
Participants work in teams of up to 10, competing against another team building another bridge, to build a working suspension bridge. Bridges are between 10 and 14 metres long...
Only consumable is the water, and a big ball of string!
This model wass built in Sketchup in 1 hour from scratch!
To test they must drive a glass of water over it on the back of a radio controlled car. Speed to cross and water left equals score usign a formula.
Should be building a prototype before the end of July 2007, and rolling it out to schools in East Nottingham City next academic year!
