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The Alfred State College student chapters of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) recently hosted a cardboard boat competition. Competition rules required each boat to be constructed entirely of cardboard and held together by no more than one roll of duct tape.
The Alfred State College student chapters of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) recently hosted a cardboard boat competition. Competition rules required each boat to be constructed entirely of cardboard and held together by no more than one roll of duct tape. All students who participated are enrolled in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology Department. The competition consisted of two events and was held in the ASC pool. The first event was a four-lap boat race. TJ Zurell, Cortland, and Josh Krest, Macedon, (ASME) won this event – they handily defeated two other boats. The second event was the demolition derby. In this event, the SME was victorious. Pictured here: the winning, three-man SME demolition boat (right) is manned by (l-r:) Hans Walthert, Mexico (NY); David Radloff, Queensbury; and Dave Parker, Whitesboro. The boat on the left is manned by ASME member Jake Girardet, Orchard Park.