GPS Contest 2013

That was pretty fun wasn't it? I enjoyed watching each team in action on Friday. The weather was awesome. So many of the groups did very well, and every one of the film canisters was found...... eventually. I commend all the teams for their hard work. Here are the results from the 2013 GPS Contest: GPS Final Standings 2013
Period 3: The Super Trendy Diapers narrowly edged out the Oreos to claim victory.
Period 4: Great People got the top spot, followed by the Jolly Space Ranchers.
Period 6: The Steampunks ran away with the contest, beating TMEK by 6 points.
Period 8: MAKS was victorious, but MG wasn't too far behind. Both teams had impressive point totals.

Feel free to leave comments that you have about the GPS contest. How was your experience? Were there any waypoints that you just couldn't seem to find? What was the best strategy? If you had to do the contest again, what would you change?

Crushing Cans

This is what I do. Here's the procedure:

• Place 8-10 ml of water in an empty pop can.


• Place the pop can onto the heat source and wait for the water to boil. After you see steam escape, continue to boil for one minute.


• Use the tongs to remove the can from the heat. Quickly turn it upside-down and place it into a saucer with water (which was close-by).

In your blog response, explain what happened in this experiment step-by-step. Justify the result that you saw. What happened inside the can as it was being heated up? What does the air do? How about when it was placed in the water? Why was it crushed? Did a ghost do it?