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davow88

Albury High School Popsicle Bridge record breaker!

April 1, 2024March 1, 2010 by davow88

We run a comp here at Albury High in Australia for our Yr 12 Engineering Studies students involving max. 50 popsicle sticks, PVA wood glue and 2m of extra strong thread.  Structures have to span 400mm and are centrally loaded.  Here’s a photo of our 2010 winner which weighed in at 69 grams and held 58kgs giving an efficiency using the formula on your website if i used it correctly of around 12000!

Categories Popsicle Bridges Tags popsicle bridge, reader submitted 13 Comments

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  1. Luis on 100 Stick Popsicle Bridge: 21″ Howe TrussMay 7, 2026

    probably,im doing the same thing rn too,ill let you know

  2. James on Popsicle Bridge Building TipsMay 4, 2026

    Mr. Garrett, I would like to ask a question for a project. I have to support a load at one…

  3. javier on Popsicle Bridge Holds 500 lbs.May 4, 2026

    Yes, this was very helpful. The use of numerous triangles is key.

  4. helpful steve on Forces that Act on BridgesApril 29, 2026

    basically its when there are two opposing forces acting on the same point

  5. Adaya on 100 Stick Popsicle Bridge: 21″ Howe TrussApril 28, 2026

    Hi, I'm doing a project for school. Do you think this could hold dumbbells?

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