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Psyche!

Now that I've got your attention, I need some advice from people who know something about architecture.

I have to build a little wooden tower that supports weight (max about 33 pounds). Basically, the base necks in for 15 cm and then the rest of the tower has to fit through an 8 cm hole.

http://www.soinc.org/events/towers/i...P1010059c1.jpg

One weight is put on the top, and then a string goes down through the middle and holds up all the other weights. What is the best design for load-bearing?

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So it's not a total waste

I respect this man.

I cant really help. Doubt you'll get much.

If that's your tower, i dont think it could hold that much man, try to like make the bottom more sturdy and things like that. Or superglue?

I think the bottom could be stronger.

Use steel

Phf. You pussy. Just make a to scale replicate of this.
http://tigger.cc.uic.edu/~rcjaffe/tr...0Tower%202.jpg

Well, it wasn't easy.. but I did it.

http://www.specializedbalsa.com/i/ph...ge/e_tower.jpg

With balsa, no less!

Lot's of triangles. If you have a lot of triangles then you should be fine. And that's all I remember from Tech. Oh wait...and our teacher managed to cut his thumb off.

"This is how you use a pen-knife kids...OH MY GOD!"

He also crushed his fingers with a metal ruler...ah, fun days. :)

So yeah, lot's of triangles.

I say make it an H... You just get all the weight in the center and have 2 support towers on the sides of it.

An A would be better. With a H the middle beam could buckle and fold in two, dragging the rest of the H with it. With an A however, it the bottom is fixed to something, and is strong enough the middle beam can't buckle and fold in two as the slanting sides won't let it.

Triangles again.

Your all failing to realize:
He has limitations, thats why my idea is supreme.

damn that chick was hot- sorry- the towers that were bulit were good too

Cross design where they all eventually loop backwards.

Good Job Mr.Bokelman!

Yay, toothpicks kick ass.

Here's the final result, if anyone cares.

http://www.picaroni.com/images/xenntower.jpg

Hand crafted from sticks n' glue

And deoderant for scale!

If I were Godzilla I would stomp that for looking so retarded.

If you were Godzilla I would be King Kong and beat your face incauseyoustolemygirlfriendwhoisactuallytoosmallto everbringourrelationshiptothe"next level"soI'lldieofsexualfrustation but not before killing you

That's a nice tower. Well crafted too.

Good luck with it!