49ers (Group Y) Reflection #1

Today, we found out the base and materials. We have had a little bit of trouble communicating and expressing our ideas. We're making the Pentagon that is located in Washington D.C. We are building it out of wood, sand, pvc pipes, and sticky tack. We would use the pieces of wood for the perimeter of the Pentagon. Then we will fill the pvc pipes with the sand and cover the ends and we will attach them to the side of the wood so that it will be balanced. We haven't finished our spreadsheet, but we feel we are almost ready to start building. We have so far spent $5,050 and we are waiting for the wood pieces to be cut. We are hoping that we can finish in the next class. So far it seems like a very strong and sturdy building and we hope that it will survive the earthquake.