Last Saturday, the TOM (Tournament of Mind) team Muritai 1 WON the TOM Maths Engineering challenge! The team included Charlotte Mcfarlane, Daan Tokeley, Eva Oliver, Joshua Toomath, Kieran Smith, Mila Van Der Wilt, and Samantha Morphew.
The Maths Engineering challenge consisted of moving a 250 ml water bottle through a course on an invisible (or almost invisible) vehicle, as well as coming up with a story to give a reason for it. Muritai 1’s story was about transporting food and water to llamas in a llama sanctuary so that they weren’t scared of the humans feeding them. Muritai 1’s vehicle was a milk bottle chopped in half, with one half hot-glued inside the other so that it was skinny enough to fit through the course. They maneuvered the vehicle using clear nylon string, and 4 different people helped to maneuver it throughout the course.
The team will soon be heading to the Nationals on the 19th of September, to compete with the other winners of the regional Maths Engineering challenge.
Article written by: Joshua Toomath
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