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Articles posted by Christopher Kitson

Build-A-Thon 2018 – Rising to the Challenge

Posted on 03/03/2018 by Christopher Kitson in News

At the E-Week Build-A-Thon this past Wednesday, teams competed in three teamwork and competitive design challenges that are easy to learn, but hard to master, and had a great time doing it. These design challenges were Balloon Towers hosted by NSBE, Space Sculptures hosted by ASME, Lifting Prosthesis hosted by MESS. Teams of up to […]

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Build-A-Thon 2018 Video

Posted on 02/28/2018 by Christopher Kitson in News
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Mini-Pumpkin Chunkin

Posted on 11/03/2017 by Christopher Kitson in News

This Monday, evening engineers descended on the Pit in Spencer Lab for some spooktacular fun! In the spirit of the collegiate Pumpkin Chunkin hosted the Friday prior, teams of participants fashioned their own siege machines to hurl small mellocreme pumpkins across the room.Teams were given supplies such as dowels, spoons, wheels, and rubber bands combined […]

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Build-A-Thon 2017 Video

Posted on 02/26/2017 by Christopher Kitson in News



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Build-A-Thon Builds On

Posted on 02/22/2017 by Christopher Kitson in News

Some say build it and they will come, we engineers know you only need to buy the supplies and plenty of food to attract a crowd. As evidence, more than 80 people showed up at the E-Week Build-A-Thon 2017 to build their own creations, or simply to watch others do the same. Either way, everyone […]

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Build-A-Thon Challenge

Posted on 02/16/2016 by Christopher Kitson in News

This Friday (2/19/2016) MESS will be hosting the Build-A-Thon challenge in the Pit (Spencer 134) starting a 4:00 PM. Come for the food, stay for the joy of building stuff! Author’s Note: This post originally posted at http://sites.udel.edu/asme/2016/02/16/mess-build-a-thon/  

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Pizza & Legos Night

Posted on 10/05/2015 by Christopher Kitson in News

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Mechanical Engineering Student Squad Pizza & Legos Night! Though the pizza ran out fast, there were still plenty of Legos to tinker with to you heart’s content. Author’s Note: This post originally published at http://sites.udel.edu/asme/2015/10/05/mess-pizza-legos-pictures/

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  • Build-A-Thon 2018 – Rising to the Challenge
  • Build-A-Thon 2018 Video
  • Mini-Pumpkin Chunkin
  • Build-A-Thon 2017 Video
  • Build-A-Thon Builds On

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