Fig 1. going up the bridge (author's own)
Our final task was to create a bridge using cardboard, bamboo sticks, duck tape and elastic bands. The bridge has to be attached from one table to another and could only touch the ground from two points.
Fig 2. length (author's own)
As a team, just like I did with most of my other work throughout 3DD rotation week, we improvised. And luckily enough, our bridge worked! We started off with building a main structure, one half of the team starting from one end and the other half from the other end. We somehow met in the middle and aimed to attach our ends to the two points on the floor. If you look at Fig 3 closely, you will notice that we actually have six points but because they're stuck onto cardboard, the bridge is touching the floor in two places.
Fig 3. the under structure (author's own)
Although improvised, the main structure of the bridge not only turned out stable but looked rather intriguing. It wasn't the traditional bridge which is probably why we liked it so much. Geoff drove his remote controlled car over it and he had to face a lot of bumps and turns. I think if we were to do anything differently, it would be the "road" of the bridge. Because of the limited time we had, we rushed it towards the end and didn't think much about its shape. What we were told by one of the teachers, and I agree with her, was that it would be great if we could strip all the cardboard away and spend an hour or so on enhancing the look and working with the beautiful structure we created with the bamboo.
Fig 4. a little message (author's own)
We gave our bridge little creative touches, such as the message you can see in Fig 4 that says "SLOW THE F*CK DOWN" and a speed bump. We thought since we didn't have time to create a pretty looking top layer, why not improve it with a little bit of humour.
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