Last year I did Science Olympiad, whose site, if you want more information, is right here. My partner and I were in an event called Mystery Architecture, where you are given a bag of random materials and need to support a given weight by building a tower with them. Here’s a brief summary of what happened during our competition.
We went into the classroom where the competition was, and sat in the back of the room.
My partner sat on the table the whole time.
The director started off with the fact that nobody in the first session had beaten her 7 year old son, so we should think like a child.
When the directors passed out our supplies, they said, “If anything is missing, looks funny, or you’d like a new one, raise your hand” and I responded with, “I think my partner looks funny, and I’d like a new one.” My partner punched me in the arm.
During the event, while other groups were being very serious, me and my partner were laughing at each-other, with lines like Partner:”Think like a child... Think like a child...” Me:”You don’t need to say that, you always do it anyway.”
After a while, I asked a Very Important Question, and we finally built our tower.
The director took the measurements, and told us that we beat her son.
We left that event, and, feeling good about ourselves, decided to do a walk on event.
We decided to do Astronomy, a testing event.
We got into the event. Everyone had a full page of notes, and we got our test.
We did not know anything that was on the test, so we just wrote the most sarcastic and obvious things we could think of.
Highlights include: Q: What was wrong with [Scientist 1]’s theory of how the moon works? How was [Scientist 2]’s theory different? A: The problem with [Scientist 1]’s theory was that it was wrong. [Scientist 2]’s theory was different in that it was right and not wrong.
Q: Describe the way in which the rotation of the moon effects the earth’s rotation around the sun. A: No.
We left that one feeling embarrassed, and hung out with our friends for the remainder.
At the awards ceremony, my partner and I won first place in Mystery Architecture. Yay!
I wanted a trophy, but we didn’t get one, so I ordered on online. Yes, I am that petty.
