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Freshman mechanical engineering students from the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering engaged in a fierce but fun competition, a challenge that has become an annual rite of passage: the Mousetraps and Rubber Bands contest.
Held in early December on the stage at Shriver Hall, the contest—the final assignment in their Freshman Experiences in Mechanical Engineering course—challenges teams of students to use two mousetraps, six rubber bands, and $15 worth of materials to design and build a vehicle that performs a certain task. (Excerpted from The Hub, please click here for full story.)