2006 UConn Physics Olympiad

Official Scores

May 25th, 2006

Clip to be Square

Winner: Tolland A

52 Clips picked up with their electromagnet!

Milford 1

Shelton 1 (aka Velocity Raptors)

Flux

Warhawks 2

Ohm My Voltage

Trumbull 2

Newtown

Milford 2

Nasty

Warhawks 1

Trumbull 1

P&V

Massless/Frictionless

Shelton 2 (aka The Torque of the Town)

Titans

Tolland B

Huff Puff

Winner: Shelton 1 (aka Velocity Raptors)

With a bridge of paper, index cards and paper clips that supported 1645 grams (over 3 lbs.) over a span of 21.3 cm!

Milford 1

Tolland B

Milford 2

P&V

Newtown

Titans

Nasty

Trumbull 2

Trumbull 1

Ohm My Voltage

Warhawks 1

Shelton 2 (aka The Torque of the Town)

Flux

Warhawks 2

Massless/Frictionless

Tolland A

Legos for Big Kids

Winner: Flux

With a structure of bricks extending 43.6 cm from the base of the bottom brick.

Honorable Mention: Newtown for a very very very close second.

Shelton 2 (aka The Torque of the Town)

Titans

Tolland A

Tolland B

Warhawks 2

Ohm My Voltage

Nasty

Trumbull 2

Milford 1

Shelton 1 (aka Velocity Raptors)

Warhawks 1

Massless/Frictionless

Milford 2

Trumbull 1

P&V

Snap Crackle Pop

Winner: Flux

With a balloon that held 989.8 grams (2 lbs.) of Rice Krispies.

Honorable Mention: Milford 1 for a very impressive balloon, even if it popped at the last minute leaving you with nothing to show.

Milford 2

Warhawks 2

Titans

Tolland A

Warhawks 1

P&V

Trumbull 2

Nasty

Ohm My Voltage

Shelton 2 (The Torque of the Town)

Newtown

Massless/Frictionless

Tolland B

Trumbull 1

Shelton 1 (aka Velocity Raptors)

Elliptical Target

Winner: Tolland A

Honorable Mention: Newtown for a performance so good that even a very close second did not seem that it was good enough, as far as our judges were concerned.

Nasty

Ohm My Voltage

Flux

Shelton 1 (aka Velocity Raptors)

Titans

Warhawks 2

Massless/Frictionless

P&V

Warhawks 1

Shelton 2 (The Torque of the Town)

Milford 1

Milford 2

Tolland B

Trumbull 2

Trumbull 1

Overall

Winner : Flux

Honorable Mention: Bloomfield High School for fashionable attire, team spirit, talented dancing and spunk. These fabulous young women made quite an impression on our staff!

Newtown

Warhawks 2

Titans

Shelton 1 (aka Velocity Raptors)

Nasty

Ohm My Voltage

Tolland A

Milford 2

Milford 1

Trumbull 2

P&V

Warhawks 1

Tolland B

Shelton 2 (aka The Torque of the Town)

Massless/Frictionless

Trumbull 1