After weeks of preparation, the night is finally here. Bridge bust. Stories abound of how much weight the popsicle stick bridges have held. Josh is the hero, holding enormous records. He's out of the running this year since he grew too old (you know--13). Our boys have discussed the fact that they won't win since it's their first time but they have worked away anyway, asking advice and taking whatever help they can get. They hope to gain ideas from the night's proceedings.

The rules of the bridge bust

making the bridges

CTM's final

K2's final

The bridges span a space and then have weights hung off them until they break. The strongest bridge wins a small prize and huge bragging rights. There are also categories for bridge with the most sponsors and best looking bridge.

The test--this is K2's

CTM's about to crash