[ot-caption title=” An unanswered question finally put to the test. How many rubber bands will burst a watermelon? (via Chandler Pollock, junior)”]

How many rubber bands does it take to explode a watermelon?  This is the question my classmates and I wanted to answer.  With the help of my father, I conducted an experiment that would hopefully answer this question.  After 20 long minutes of strapping bands around a nice ripe watermelon, the fruit finally burst into two. I asked around the Pine to gather predictions…check out my video to see how far off the predictions are.[spacer height=”10px” id=”2″]

Predictions:[spacer height=”10px” id=”2″]

Freshman Grace Pettee: 657 bands[spacer height=”10px” id=”2″]

Sophomore Nicolas Simon: 350 bands[spacer height=”10px” id=”2″]

Junior Alan Bary: 423 bands[spacer height=”10px” id=”2″]

Senior Kylie DiCarolis: 400 bands[spacer height=”10px” id=”2″]

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