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Penny Stack and Coin Bridges

Benjamin Espen

Jun 19, 2009
  • Friday Fun
  • Physics

How to make bridges with pennies, and other feats of civil engineering.

I couldn't help but think about the old joke: what's the difference between civil engineering and mechanical engineering?

Civil engineers make targets, mechanical engineers make bombs.

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