The team made a lot of progress today. The paint brushes came out and now the car is painted, the TV is created, the checkout counter is created, and the recycling bin is painted.
The team also did an instant challenge where they had to build two structures in five minutes. At the end of the five minutes they had to hang one structure from the other. They got points for the height of the first structure and points for the height of the second structure if it successfully hung from the first structure for 30 seconds. The team did very well on this challenge, maxing out the height points for the first and second structure. They figured out some key elements pretty quickly, the second structure didn't need to be very strong since it was hung from the first one. They also built the first structure near the edge of the table which enabled them to dangle the second structure off the edge of the table allowing them to hang the second structure off a lower, stronger point of the first structure.
Finally the team did a quick run through of their performance. I timed and recorded the performance, they still have items to add but right now it is looking good time wise. We have about seven weeks until tournament and right now I think the team is in great shape. I'll be figuring out February meetings soon so watch your email.
You can check out the latest pictures of the teams progress in the photo album.
That's all for this week.
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