Tech Post#8/Truss Project

So, last post I talked about how triangles are the strongest shape. Today we did a project called the Truss project, which showed that triangles really are the strongest shape. In the Truss project, we first had to make a cube with toothpicks and marshmallows to connect them. Then we put a book on top of it, and if it didn’t collapse, we put another one, and so on. My cube broke apart after the first book, but that might be because the marshmallows broke because of all the pressure. Then I made 3 triangular prisms, put them in a triangle on my table, and put a book on top of it. It didn’t break until the third book, proving that triangles really were stronger than squares and any other shape. This project was really informative, and I had fun with it. Bye!