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I think Unami was 4th. Also, BC's been struggling a bit compared to their past few years, but I'd bet the 2-3 margin was pretty close (and that both teams were WAY back from Haven)

Strath Haven also had 50 points...it's scary how they've gotten so good so quickly

Results from today in SE PA: 1. Harriton, 50 points 2. Penncrest, ~90 points 3. Conestoga, ~110 points 4. Bayard Rustin, 119 points 5. Lower Merion, 149 points :mrgreen: 6. Strath Haven, ~155 points I forget the 7th and 8th place finishers, who are also going to states, but I think one of them was H...

This should be next year's nationals fermi test:

http://imgur.com/a/rX2jJ

Can I just make sure, Helicopter Egg Drop and Helicopters are both events next year? Judging from the current tentative event list, it looks like helicopter egg drop is a likely event, but may be replaced by (standard) egg drop or mystery architecture. I'd guess that at this point, helicopters is p...

47. Pitch a tent in the outdoor supplies section, take all the pillows from home goods section, set up a space heater as a fire, and invite anyone that passes to come in for a sleepover
48. Hide in the middle of the circular clothing racks, and whisper "pick me" whenever anyone reaches in

I'd think that the Nationals ceiling would be pretty tough for a chinook team without the use of a false ceiling, since they've always seemed tough to keep stable without a ceiling to push up against.

I talked to the PA state supervisor for copters today and he said that the decision is still pretty much up in the air between capacitor-powered wright stuff and catapult launch glider. The problem with the gliders, he claimed, was that the best designs are a little too exotic for high-schoolers, an...

At PA states today, there was a 1:33 chinook. It was pretty incredible, and needless to say it won handily.

deezee wrote:

Luo wrote:

deezee wrote:
did you guys have state already?

Yep! My state tournament (Minnesota Division C) was on March 3rd.

wow... ours is on april 14...

You think you've got it tough, ours are april 27th. That used to be a nightmare when my div. B team was making nationals