 Materials Engineer Part of the awesome Flying Deformed Japanese Elephants Team |
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 The people on our team from left to right: Leslie R., Journalist; Shelby W., Design Engineer; Kristian K., Height Engineer; Jacob E. (top right), Materials Engineer; Ryan S., Strength Engineer |
 Our original file folder! |
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 After
(not) winning the weight contest. |
My Awesome
Reflections: Okay, so our structure is awesome and manly. It was triangular and also circular. But most of all it held an amazing grand total of 5180lbs. (Give or take 5000lbs.) |
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I did some research on
structures with a person. So here are my findings... The structure should be tall. The longest time a building could hold up against an earthquake is a few hours. The longest time a building could hold up against an earthquake that ranked 10 on the Richter scale is no. Skyscrapers are normally made of Steel, Glass, and maybe Wood. Beams are straight pieces of metal that support buildings. Other things were discovered but I decided not to put them here because I'm to lazy. |
 This is a blown-up image of Leslie's ear. |
This is what I found during this inane project. File folders usually consist of a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin, but stiff, material which is folded in half, and are used to keep paper documents. You can stack paper to make it stronger. A good adhesive has excellent properties of adhesion (the ability to stick to the surfaces to which it's applied) and cohesion (the ability to stick to itself). Also, glue is usually made from animals and rubber and such. |
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Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_folder |
This page's background
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inspired by Maddox's website at this link: |
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