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.
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?
Holy Crap Xenn that must have been hard, how long did it take?
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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.
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.
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.