Junk Drawer Engineering: 25 Construction Challenges That Don't Cost A Thing
Junk Drawer ENGINEERING 25 Construction CHALLENGES That Don’t Cost a Thing BOBBY MERCER
To Jordan and Nicole you inspire me daily
Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction What Is Engineering ix 1 Energy 1 Zip Line Madness 1 Lunchroom Catapult 10 Bounce with Me 18 Gravity Slide 26 Marbleous Roller Coaster 32 Slow Down 40 Leap of Faith 46 Fridge Run 55 Almost Totally Tubular Roller Coaster 62 Mint Can Challenge 70 Windmill Challenge 76 2 Structures 89 Index Card Textbook Challenge 89 Newspaper Table 97 Paper Tower 107 Marshmallow Tower 116 Pasta Bridge 130 Penny Boat 144 Egg Catch 153 Candy Mobile 161 SOS Save Our Socks 168
