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Model Bridge Design -- Balsa Bridges
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My Story
I spent six years participating in Science Olympiad building and technology events. I won over 15 awards in the Bridge Building & Tower Building events, including four 1st places. In the spring of 2004, I took first place at the Georgia State Finals in Bridge Building, breaking a 4-year efficiency record with my bridge.
I started building model bridges in 2000 for Science Olympiad. That first year my partner and I only built one bridge, which took 2nd at our regional competition. After the second year, my partner and coach moved to another state. At that point, I was still very green in building bridges. But I was determined, and built over 50 bridges the third year.
That was when I really started to learn. Mostly by trial and error, I found a lot of designs that didn't work, and some that did. That year my bridge took 4th at the Georgia Science Olympiad State tournament. I was disappointed at not being the top three. My disappointment doubled when I learned that I missed 2nd place by only two grams.
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