How would one make a structure made out of fettuccine noodes?

Question

I'm attempting to make a structure out of 20 fettuccine noodles and 1 meter of masking tape for a physics project. It has to be able to hold a physics textbook (about five pounds) 5cm or more off of a table without breaking.

I've brainstormed some but am still not sure what to do. Here are my ideas:

3 arches with triangular supports (but it depends too much on the strength of the tape)

columns made out of several noodles taped together - not sure how to connect the columns, though

Any ideas or suggestions?

The noodles average about 24 cm long and are about .7 cm wide

Answer 1

Forget the project and cook some alfredo sauce to eat with the fettucine.

Answer 2

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How would one make a structure made out of fettuccine noodes?
I'm attempting to make a structure out of 20 fettuccine noodles and 1 meter of masking tape for a physics project. It has to be able to hold a physics textbook (about five pounds) 5cm or more off of a table without breaking.

I've brainstormed some but am still not sure what to do. Here...

Answer 3

Fettuccine Bridge

Answer 4

How about filing tiny notches in them and stacking them like Lincoln Logs? Use an emery board or a small file to make notches the width on the edge of a noodle.

What are the dimensions of the noodles? Achieving a 5 cm structure like that with only 20 pieces will depend on the width of the noodles. If the noodles are long enough, you can cut them in half and then you've got 40 pieces to work with.

Cut the 1 meter of masking tape into long narrow strips and then run a strip up and down each side of the junctions between the noodles.

I'm assuming that you will be the person who gets to carefully balance the 5 lb book on the small noodle "tower".

Answer 5

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Answer 6

triangles are good, i made a bridge out of spaghetti once which had to hold about the same weight. strange what ppl get you to do. if you make like little sorta slots out of the masking tape which you bend to a tick shape, fit to peices of pasta in each end when the weight is put on it will push into each other ond strengthen it. I dont know if this makes sense in words haha. think about them connectable lego type things that you build crains n stuff out of

Answer 7

I think the purpose of the exercise is to introduce you to structural design.

steps

Design a structure using as much triangles as possible.
Analise the forces on each element. (look for shareware programs)
Strengthen the elements where more straight is needed.
It may sometimes look incorrect.
Remember that they can not handle bending.

Answer 8

Use a little hot glue on the joints before you wrap them in the tape. It will hold a small elephant. And the others are right...don't cook the noodles too long.

Update: Try making a cube or two.

Answer 9

Make a lean to out of them . The pyramid walls lean on each other right

Answer 10

try stacking them in an X formation I just dont know if it would reach a height of 5cm

Answer 11

Very carefully with really sticky tape?

Could you stack them on their sides log cabin style, ans use the tape for "mortar"?