Adam and his buddy Richard are participating in a Science Olympiad at Northampton and surrounding districts. There were a number of events one could sign up for; they chose this particular one. They were charged with building a bridge under certain specifications; it needs to be able to hold 30 pounds without collapsing and can only weigh a certain amount. They had these grandiose ideas originally for a big fancy bridge, but were unable to bend the wood like they had hoped to without it breaking. They then came up with this bridge instead. It weighs just over 2 ounces. They put 15 pounds of weights on this particular bridge and it withstood that amount, but didn't want to push it and try more weight and have it break! They will compete against other students in other districts. There are two competitions, one this coming Friday and then another one in March. Wish them luck! I'll keep you posted.
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