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The spaghetti table perfected to the best of my abilities! I added the extra supports to help stabilize it and made bigger legs. It ended up being 124 grams and it successfully held 30x its weight, 3720g.
1 bag Shoppers Value brand spaghetti noodles - Cub $0.99
1 bag Art Minds glue sticks - Michaels $5.99
Technically 2.5 because I recycled the top from my second go around during which I discovered that the flat legs I had used in the 1st version were not as stable without heaps of hot glue. I decided to try using round legs for this one, hoping that it would be easier to keep them even and without the gaps of stacking the noodles be more sturdy. It weighed in at around 100g but was not successful, as it was very unstable and could barely hold 10x its weight. After deciding it was a failure I experimented with adding supports, which made it more stable, but not enough to compensate.
The purpose behind this project, and my making a miniature table using spaghetti, was to learn about the limitations of unexpected and or unconventional materials and how despite their appearances, can still be utilized to make a functional piece of furniture.
Once I had decided on an object, I knew it needed to be at least 1/3 the size, minimum of 6 inches tall. The table was made of wood, and had apparently been both glued and nailed into an extremely solid piece of furniture. I wanted to replicate it as much as possible, assuming every part had been specifically designed with a purpose.
My first prototype was really good and solid. It weighed in at 111 grams, which made calculating 10x, 20x and 30x simple. It ended up holding up to 80x before breaking at ~84x. Unfortunately as I later figured out, it was because of the amount of hot glue I used that it managed to withstand so much weight.