Five Bruce students were among the many participants of this year's Spaghetti Bridge Building Competition held on Saturday, March 14 at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre. The five Bruce students entered three bridges in the strength competition in the grades 7 and 8 levels. The volunteers from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM) were happy to place each bridge under a hydraulic press. They continued to add force to each bridge until they broke.
In addition to the $2000 of cash prizes that were awarded, APEGM totaled the weight withstood by every bridge tested and donated an equal amount to Winnipeg Harvest.
At the end of an exciting day, Bruce won the grade 8 level with a spaghetti truss that withstood 64.5 kg and Winnipeg Harvest received $14602.
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