Much creative genius was demonstrated by Technion students, and great fun was had by all, at the annual โDr. Bobโs TechnoBrain Competitionโ, sponsored by Robert J. Shillman, in memory of Neev-ya Durban.
The challenge: race elastic-band powered boats. This yearโs competition, entitled โGumpool 2015 Raceโ was held in the spirit of โgreen energy.โ Competitors were given a complex engineering challenge to tackle: design elastic-band powered boats (built in advance) to travel a distance of eight meters, anchor by means of a magnet, and fire a jet of water into a funnel from a distance of three meters โ all this is in the shortest possible time and with smallest number of rubber bands. โฆ...more
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