Startup House Cardboard Boat Regatta

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Sunday September 21, 2014 - Monday September 22, 2014
      1:45 pm - 2:59 pm
  • Location: Campus Recreation Center
  • Phone:
  • URL: http://www.crc.gatech.edu/
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    None
  • Extras:
Contact

Brandy Nagel
brandy.nagel@venturelab.gatech.edu
678-644-4748

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Watch students compete to create the best boat -- using just cardboard and duct tape

Full Summary: Watch students compete to create the best boat -- using just cardboard and duct tape

Startup House students create teams and each team must build a boat out of cardboard and duct tape. The boat must hold two crew members while it makes its way across the Campus Recreation Center Pool.

  • Any thickness of corrugated cardboard is permitted. But waxed cardboard, carpet tubes and barrels are not allowed.
  • Styrofoam or any other flotation-type foam is a major "no-no." Violators will be branded "Barnacles" and stripped of any trophies.

Awards are under development now, but categories might include:

  • Admiral's Pride, Fastest Finish
  • Gear Head Award, Best science or physics involved in designing the boat, floatability and movement in water, and/or innovative & unique design
  • Titanic Award, Most Spectacular Sink!

Crew costumes are not required, but encouraged. We welcome all alums, students, faculty and staff to join us in this crazy, fun activity!

Related Links

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Enterprise Innovation Institute

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Other/Miscellaneous, Student sponsored
Keywords
cardboard regatta, startup house
Status
  • Created By: Michael Hagearty
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 4, 2014 - 8:40am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:21pm