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Mashhad Hosts Spaghetti Bridge Contest

Tehran, Oct 23, IRNA - The Fifth National Spaghetti Bridge Contest is underway in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi province. Organized by Khavaran Institute of Higher Education, the event opened on October 22 and will wrap up on October 23, according to Thursday's edition of 'Iran Daily'. Sixty teams from 40 universities across Iran participated in the event. About 90 spaghetti bridges have been built by students so far. A spaghetti bridge is a small-scale model bridge (architectural model) made of spaghetti or other hard, dry, straight noodles. Bridges are constructed for both educational experiments and competitions. The aim is usually to construct a bridge with a specific quantity of materials over a specific span that can sustain a load. In competitions, the bridge that can hold the greatest load for the longest period of time wins the contest. There are many contests around the world, usually held by schools and colleges./end

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