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Triangular Construction

Triangular Construction
Total Time Needed:
1 Hour

Test the strength of the triangle by creating this tetrahedron out of toothpicks and gumdrops.

Materials
  • Toothpicks
  • Lots of gumdrops
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Instructions
  1. Push the tips of 3 toothpicks into 3 gumdrops to create a basic triangle.

  2. Triangular Construction With 2 more toothpicks and another gumdrop, attach an adjoining triangle.

  3. Add more and more triangles to build a bridge or a tower -- then test its strength by seeing how many CDs it can hold.

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