How To Build A Strong Toothpick Bridge. How do I get started on making a strong toothpick bridge. My teacher made it a requirement. Each end of a toothpick glued to another end of a toothpick costs 10000. Let the bridge dry for at least 12 hours.
The bridge must span 26 in. The bridge with the largest S wins the competition. No one wants to catch a toothpick in the eye. Glue them all down. Build your bridge from a bunch of small triangles. When I was in middle school this was one of the projects we had to do first we studied bridges and their different types and how they remained sturdy.
Built one with son for 20-inch span that held 14 pounds suspended before starting to give.
Check out the Kona Library or our used bookstore for reference guides like this one. How to Build a Toothpick Bridge. Toothpick bridges are craft projects common in many science classes and science fairs. The bridge must span at least 1 foot. First thing you would have to do is figure out which bridge design you want to go with for the main part. Glue them all down.