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August 16, 2004
JPL Annual 2004 Invention Challenge
The JPL Annual Invention Challenge is ready for its seventh year. The title for this year's contest is the Bowling Ball Drop Contest.
Questions related to this contest and entry forms should be directed to: Paul MacNeal at: work phone (818)354-7824, FAX (818)393-1156, M/S 157-500, located in Building 157-510, or e-mail to paul.d.macneal@jpl.nasa.gov.
Objective: Create a device that moves an officially supplied 10-pound [4.5 kg] bowling ball from a 1.5-meter tall platform into a spring-loaded pan. The bowling ball must not crack, or in any other way, damage a raw egg that lies only 2 centimeters underneath the pan. The winner will be the contestant whose device accomplishes this task in the fastest time.
The contest date and time for JPL employees, contractors, and immediate family members is Friday, December 3, 2004 between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM. The contest is held at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109.
The contest is also open to teams of students from Southern California middle schools and high schools. Student teams will compete at a regional competition held on Saturday, November 20, 2004 at either the University of Southern California or California State University at Fullerton. Details of the regional competitions will be sent to all registered teams. Only the first 75 student team entries will be permitted to compete at the regional competitions. The top five winners of each regional competition will be invited to compete at the JPL contest held on Friday, December 3, 2004
School teams must submit their entry form to Paul MacNeal no later than midnight October 8, 2004.
Complete rules and entry forms: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/team/ic_2004_rules.html |
