Bungee Drop

Division: Div C – High School

Event Rules: See the National Rules Manual

National Event Page: Here

Description:

Each team will attach a mass to an elastic cord that you modified and drop it from a specified height so that it gets as close to the ground as possible without touching.

Materials: 

Eye protection. One elastic cord with a closed metal ring approximately 1/2 to 1 in diameter that will not open. Any tools used by teams to confirm heights, lengths, or mass during the time given. 

Supervisors will supply a drop mass that includes a plastic bottle with the mass and an attachment mechanism.

Scoring:

Lowest Score wins. Final score = (drop distance 1 + drop distance 2) x bonus 

Bonus Drop: Teams with a drop distance within 30.0 cm at regionals or 20.0 cm at States for either drop will be awarded a bonus drop. The bonus drop will consist of using the same mass and dropping into a window determined by the event supervisor with a height dependent on the level of competition. If the bottom of the mass is in the window at its lowest point then the team earns a 0.8 multiplier on their final score. 

Event Resources:

• Photos of Sample Bungee Drop Construction using Common Items (PPT) 
• Photos of Sample Set-Ups for Event Supervisors (PPT) 
• Photos of Elasticity Test (PPT) 
• Summer Institute Power Point