The Best of 2019

This is a collection of pictures and videos of devices that placed in the top ten at the 2019 National Tournament at Cornell University. Feel free to add more pictures and/or videos of devices. If possible, please include a description about your device. Because everyone benefits when we share, devices that did not place in the top ten are sometimes allowed.

The Best of Nationals pages highlight the best devices for building events from recent national tournaments. All photos and videos of devices on these pages are submitted by users.

Protein Modeling (Division C)

Second Place

This is the anti-CRISPR model built by User:Nano1llus10n and his partners who competed in Protein Modeling for Seven Lakes High School at Cornell University 2019. The additional green domain represents the topo domain which anti-crispr interacts with.

Sounds of Music (Division C)

Seventh Place

This is the guitar built by User:Justin72835 and User:Riptide who competed in Sounds of Music for Seven Lakes High School at Cornell University 2019.

Water Quality (Division B)

Second Place

This is the salinometer built by User:Hmmm who placed 2nd in Water Quality for Community Middle School at Cornell University 2019. It was made using a plastic coffee filter found in the Community Middle School cafeteria. Moreover, clay was used to weigh down one of the ends of the salinometer.

Water Quality (Division C)

Fourth Place

This is the salinometer built by User:Sprynder who competed with User:Fridaychimp in Water Quality for Seven Lakes High School at Cornell University 2019. It was made using a plastic pipette and was weighed down by metal Airsoft pellets, clay, and snippets of solder.

Wright Stuff (Division C)

Ninth Place

This is the plane built by User:Nano1llus10n and his partner who competed in Wright Stuff for Seven Lakes High School at Cornell University 2019. It was made using a modified Freedom Flight Kit (Dave Zeigler).