Sunday 2 December 2012

Results

Try            1 Stick             2 Sticks


1                12N                 23N

2                15N                 25N

3                12N                 21N

Average     13N                23N

Average     13N                11.5N
per stick

Average force needed to break one lollipop stick = 12.5N

Using the ratio of lollipop stick to arm (8 : 2.5) we discovered that it would take 40N to break someone's arm, which is the force that a Boa Constrictor can produce.

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