#  @balsaengineering6686 Balsa Engineering Balsa Engineering posts on YouTube about science, dot, comments, engineering the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCBePNsd59Hrsua_cwAJIZjA/interactions)  - [--] Week [---] +527% - [--] Month [-----] +23% - [--] Months [------] +4,380% - [--] Year [------] +402% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCBePNsd59Hrsua_cwAJIZjA/posts_active)  - [--] Months [--] +750% - [--] Year [--] +1,800% ### Followers: [-----] [#](/creator/youtube::UCBePNsd59Hrsua_cwAJIZjA/followers)  - [--] Week [-----] +0.71% - [--] Month [-----] +3.20% - [--] Months [-----] +33% - [--] Year [-----] +60% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCBePNsd59Hrsua_cwAJIZjA/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [stocks](/list/stocks) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) **Social topic influence** [science](/topic/science), [dot](/topic/dot), [comments](/topic/comments), [engineering](/topic/engineering), [design](/topic/design), [if you](/topic/if-you), [link](/topic/link), [tower](/topic/tower), [discord](/topic/discord), [discord server](/topic/discord-server) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@comcastnet](/creator/undefined) [@vyeoh](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ISJ4JCSKSDk) 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qm41zqBaBgc) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fmL9zwYmr0k) 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Raising the Bar This video is an extension of the Benchmark video for Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. I show a refined build that scored [------] and describe the general steps for how to approach this type of optimization and how much effort it took to achieve. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fntCgGBt8Oo) 2025-10-25T18:02Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi: Wall Joint Analysis This video uses very high speed video to analyze the wall joint failure mode from the Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=INschORGyOM) 2025-12-29T18:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QBE9AD43JGQ) 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f3fw8pHeEqQ) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Balsa Bridge Test: 3000+ Efficiency @ [----] fps This is a test of a bridge design that is similar to the Science Olympiad Division B rules during the [----] and [----] season. This isn't an attempt to follow either of those rules directly but to have a baseline going forward to demonstrate various design and build techniques. This is also the first complete test of my test rig including a custom built Arduino based dynamic load cell. The high speed footage is captured with a Chronos [---] camera at 1472x432 resolution @ [----] fps. The lens is a Canon 24-70mm f2.8 @ f5.6" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oRiQ7f4fXPw) 2021-02-14T15:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sz3DE8ECNkY) 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Balsa Engineering Testing Services This video is to announce my new testing services for the Science Olympiad balsa event Here are the steps to the process: Step 1: Email mklinger@comcast.net Step 2: Get device(s) to me (Ann Arbor MI 48103) Step 3: I will test your device(s) Step 4: I will create an Unlisted YouTube video and send you a link Step 5: Optionally donate to Balsa Engineering" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uFKIDg1weRA) 2025-11-21T20:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FV7FhJLPxT0) 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HqTp_56xiAY) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Initial Builds In this video we'll take a look at my first two builds of the Science Olympiad Tower [----] season. I compare a non-bonus and bonus version of a Division B tower built with similar materials to see how they compare to each other and what we can learn from the results" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IbCCdeQxMMY) 2023-09-09T12:17Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements "2025-26 Science Olympiad Boomi Tension Testing This video looks at [--] different tension member configurations using balsa basswood and maple for their potential performance in the Science Olympiad Boomilever event. Test 1: 1/16 x 1/16 balsa: 2:19 Test 2: 3/32 x 3/32 balsa: 3:38 Test 3: 1/8 x 1/8 balsa: 4:57 Test 4: 5/32 x 5/32 balsa: 6:33 Test 5: 3/16 x 3/16 balsa: 8:16 Test 6: 1/32 x 1/32 basswood: 9:50 Test 7: 1/32 x 1/16 basswood: 10:46 Test 8: 1/16 x 1/16 basswood: 11:36 Test 9: 1/16 x 3/32 basswood: 12:36 Test 10: 1/16 x 1/8 basswood: 14:15 Test 11: 1/16 x 1/16 maple: 16:01 Feel free to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KO9a3qI5OQM) 2025-06-29T15:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M9RHb__3QyU) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TqCppQ6rIRo) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite UPDATE: I made a small error in my spreadsheet in describing my benchmark build (#9 rebuild). The wall joint was actually made from [--] pieces of 1/8 x 3/16 x 16mm basswood" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ecV7Qdl2Vqo) 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eowcEgPOyfY) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gHlLOPYbmYs) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025-26 Science Olympiad Intro to Boomilever This video provides a brief overall introduction to the Science Olympiad Boomi event for the 2025-2026 season. If you are new to balsa building in general please check out some of my general information videos: https://youtu.be/55lb2KzSiwg https://youtu.be/bLsTOpmozGI https://youtu.be/mzMFhd4SqP8 https://youtu.be/6zOvHMZLaNE Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jxJGTMkQzoY) 2025-06-18T20:31Z [----] followers, 15K engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lPHYU1ciQSE) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Balsa Density vs Efficiency Here I take an experimental look at balsa density versus efficiency and what that can teach us about the Science Olympiad structural builds" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mzMFhd4SqP8) 2021-12-28T18:47Z [----] followers, 10.2K engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Intro and Rules This video provides a introduction and brief description of the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x1qjRk0_sLU) 2024-09-05T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi: Wall Joint Analysis This video uses very high speed video to analyze the wall joint failure mode from the Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=INschORGyOM) 2025-12-29T18:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Balsa Engineering Testing Services This video is to announce my new testing services for the Science Olympiad balsa event Here are the steps to the process: Step 1: Email mklinger@comcast.net Step 2: Get device(s) to me (Ann Arbor MI 48103) Step 3: I will test your device(s) Step 4: I will create an Unlisted YouTube video and send you a link Step 5: Optionally donate to Balsa Engineering" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uFKIDg1weRA) 2025-11-21T20:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Raising the Bar This video is an extension of the Benchmark video for Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. I show a refined build that scored [------] and describe the general steps for how to approach this type of optimization and how much effort it took to achieve. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fntCgGBt8Oo) 2025-10-25T18:02Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M9RHb__3QyU) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HqTp_56xiAY) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f3fw8pHeEqQ) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lPHYU1ciQSE) 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gHlLOPYbmYs) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qm41zqBaBgc) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eowcEgPOyfY) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TqCppQ6rIRo) 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FV7FhJLPxT0) 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite UPDATE: I made a small error in my spreadsheet in describing my benchmark build (#9 rebuild). The wall joint was actually made from [--] pieces of 1/8 x 3/16 x 16mm basswood" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ecV7Qdl2Vqo) 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QBE9AD43JGQ) 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sz3DE8ECNkY) 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ISJ4JCSKSDk) 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fmL9zwYmr0k) 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025-26 Science Olympiad Boomi Tension Testing This video looks at [--] different tension member configurations using balsa basswood and maple for their potential performance in the Science Olympiad Boomilever event. Test 1: 1/16 x 1/16 balsa: 2:19 Test 2: 3/32 x 3/32 balsa: 3:38 Test 3: 1/8 x 1/8 balsa: 4:57 Test 4: 5/32 x 5/32 balsa: 6:33 Test 5: 3/16 x 3/16 balsa: 8:16 Test 6: 1/32 x 1/32 basswood: 9:50 Test 7: 1/32 x 1/16 basswood: 10:46 Test 8: 1/16 x 1/16 basswood: 11:36 Test 9: 1/16 x 3/32 basswood: 12:36 Test 10: 1/16 x 1/8 basswood: 14:15 Test 11: 1/16 x 1/16 maple: 16:01 Feel free to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KO9a3qI5OQM) 2025-06-29T15:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025-26 Science Olympiad Intro to Boomilever This video provides a brief overall introduction to the Science Olympiad Boomi event for the 2025-2026 season. If you are new to balsa building in general please check out some of my general information videos: https://youtu.be/55lb2KzSiwg https://youtu.be/bLsTOpmozGI https://youtu.be/mzMFhd4SqP8 https://youtu.be/6zOvHMZLaNE Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jxJGTMkQzoY) 2025-06-18T20:31Z [----] followers, 15K engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Non-Bonus This video shows a competitive non-bonus tower build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net Balsa Engineering Logo Design by VyeOh (@VyeOh )" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tVeaxM98h-k) 2024-12-07T17:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Balsa Engineering Invitation If you are interested in visiting my workshop to test your device and talk about your builds please send me an email at mklinger at comcast dot net so we can arrange date and time" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bpy2BN05kiI) 2024-09-28T00:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Optimization This video shows my optimization process for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qjI3Yj9Nqc0) 2024-09-21T11:00Z [----] followers, 13.5K engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Final Assembly This video shows the final assembly process for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E10tlVwkn5M) 2024-09-21T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Bases This video shows the build and optimization process for base portion of the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=juhgy5LAAgI) 2024-09-17T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Assembly Process This video shows the my assembly process iterations for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TkUS4W4bOZM) 2024-09-17T11:00Z [----] followers, 11.5K engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Triangular Legs This video shows the process for creating 60/60/60 triangular legs for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MTHygxUS3YU) 2024-09-14T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Columns Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ERCf0BTvA7E) 2024-09-14T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Overall Approach This video shows my overall approach to the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_QTOCIHE_1w) 2024-09-10T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Overall Approach This video shows my overall approach to the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JdWY8FcbSGI) 2024-09-10T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the tower mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w6nrRm1ELro) 2024-09-07T11:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the tower mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EexIMmIpQgg) 2024-09-07T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Intro and Rules This video provides a introduction and brief description of the design rules for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m4EE7SfbEv8) 2024-09-05T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Intro and Rules This video provides a introduction and brief description of the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x1qjRk0_sLU) 2024-09-05T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2025 Science Olympiad Tower Overall Introduction This video provides a brief overall introduction to the Science Olympiad Tower event for the 2024-2025 season. If you are new to tower building please check out my 5-part Tower basics series where I discuss and demonstrate the theory behind these tower designs using a scaled down version of the tower: https://youtu.be/XLtn8frygYo https://youtu.be/xIRTnISueb4 https://youtu.be/pmnTHayDLTA https://youtu.be/SwmINqhpHL4 https://youtu.be/LigjLRnpK3U If you are new to balsa building in general please check out some of my general information videos:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nA1OLIh1O9w) 2024-09-03T17:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Taking Notes This video is all about how to take good notes to document your builds for the Science Olympiad tower event. I also talk about why it's a good idea to take accurate notes and how you can approach having consistent results across all your team members" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6jSlhXZORMs) 2023-10-22T21:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div C Bonus Builds In this video I explore the possibility of using the bonus design rules for the Science Olympiad [----] Division C Tower to see if it can be competitive with my benchmark non-bonus version" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sThnd4R-9_o) 2023-10-07T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div C Benchmark Build In this video I show the results of a Science Olympiad [----] Division C Tower that could be used as a good baseline or benchmark for future builds" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QatVj48UoBM) 2023-09-14T15:03Z [----] followers, 11.8K engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div C Initial Build In this video we'll take a look at my first Science Olympiad Tower of the [----] season for Division C. It's fairly straightforward to apply everything we have learned from the 50cm Division B towers to this 60cm design" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hPB5WXnSUi4) 2023-09-13T20:55Z [----] followers, 17.1K engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div B Bonus Builds In this video I explore the possibility of using the bonus design rules for the Science Olympiad [----] Division B Tower to see if it can be competitive with my benchmark non-bonus version" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_MEWkBJjGi4) 2023-09-13T00:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div B Benchmark Build In this video I show the results of a Science Olympiad [----] Division B Tower that could be used as a good baseline or benchmark for future builds" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e3G6whb14TI) 2023-09-10T14:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Initial Builds In this video we'll take a look at my first two builds of the Science Olympiad Tower [----] season. I compare a non-bonus and bonus version of a Division B tower built with similar materials to see how they compare to each other and what we can learn from the results" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IbCCdeQxMMY) 2023-09-09T12:17Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements "2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Introduction This video provides a brief introduction to the Science Olympiad Tower event for the 2023-2024 season. Here are the STL jig files I reference in the video for the non-bonus and bonus designs. Each compete jig requires printing a bottom middle and top part. I recommend connecting them together with simple masking tape as shown in the video. These are all Division B size if you want to make Division C jigs scale all the parts in the Z direction only by 120%: Non-bonus Division B jig STL parts:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ECcz3T6fzPg) 2023-09-06T00:08Z [----] followers, 20.8K engagements "Tower Basics: Part 5: Conclusion In this 5th and final part to the tower basics series I'll summarize some of important findings of the previous videos and briefly talk about how to approach tower optimizing in a more general sense in preparation for the upcoming Science Olympiad season. Here is a link to the STL file I used to print the assembly jig if you want to try building these yourself: https://www.klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Mini_tower_jig_120mm_250mm_v2.STL" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LigjLRnpK3U) 2023-05-28T00:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tower Basics: Part 4: MiniTowers [--] [--] [--] In part [--] of the tower basics series I go over the final [--] mini-tower Science Olympiad builds to demonstrate basic tower design using the more efficient X based cross-member design" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SwmINqhpHL4) 2023-05-26T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tower Basics: Part 3: MiniTowers [--] [--] [--] In part [--] of the tower basics series I go over the first [--] mini-tower Science Olympiad builds to demonstrate basic tower design. Here is a link to the STL file I used to print the assembly jig if you want to try building these yourself: https://www.klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Mini_tower_jig_120mm_250mm_v2.STL" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pmnTHayDLTA) 2023-05-25T01:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tower Basics: Part 2: Buckling In part [--] of the tower basics series I go over some of the theory of buckling as it applies to Science Olympiad tower building and show some basic examples" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xIRTnISueb4) 2023-05-23T16:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tower Basics: Part 1: Introduction This is part [--] of my series on tower basics. In this first video I give a brief introduction to Science Olympiad tower building and outline what I'll cover throughout the entire 5-part series" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XLtn8frygYo) 2023-05-22T14:21Z [----] followers, 16.4K engagements "Science Olympiad Competition Prep for the Structural Event This video is all about how to prepare your structural balsa device for competition. I go over several tricks and tips including data collected during dry-box and baking of an example bridge" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6zOvHMZLaNE) 2022-12-21T13:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2023 Science Olympiad Bridge Div B: Getting Started This video shows how it's possible to take advantage of my [----] Science Olympiad Div B [----] bridge design even if you don't have access to expensive materials and fancy tools. I document every step of building the bridge from a single sheet of 1/8" thick balsa. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any specific questions. Good luck this season" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7MwflLa5kCg) 2022-11-16T22:44Z [----] followers, 10K engagements "2023 Div C Bridge Full-Build Part 4: Final Assembly This is part [--] of a 4-part full-build series of my initial [----] Division C Science Olympiad Bridge design where I go through the process of final assembly of the bridge. UPDATE 2022-09-18: The final as-tested weight of this bridge was 6.95g. During testing it had an unexpected (and disappointing) primary tension failure at [----] kg. I think the rest of the build was very sound and I could definitely recommend trying again at this target weight. I won't bother making an entire video of this test as it isn't interesting and doesn't show us any" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=67JafXEpOQk) 2022-09-13T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. 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"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Raising the Bar This video is an extension of the Benchmark video for Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. I show a refined build that scored [------] and describe the general steps for how to approach this type of optimization and how much effort it took to achieve. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-10-25T18:02Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi: Wall Joint Analysis This video uses very high speed video to analyze the wall joint failure mode from the Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T18:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server"
YouTube Link 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Balsa Bridge Test: 3000+ Efficiency @ [----] fps This is a test of a bridge design that is similar to the Science Olympiad Division B rules during the [----] and [----] season. This isn't an attempt to follow either of those rules directly but to have a baseline going forward to demonstrate various design and build techniques. This is also the first complete test of my test rig including a custom built Arduino based dynamic load cell. The high speed footage is captured with a Chronos [---] camera at 1472x432 resolution @ [----] fps. The lens is a Canon 24-70mm f2.8 @ f5.6"
YouTube Link 2021-02-14T15:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server"
YouTube Link 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Balsa Engineering Testing Services This video is to announce my new testing services for the Science Olympiad balsa event Here are the steps to the process: Step 1: Email mklinger@comcast.net Step 2: Get device(s) to me (Ann Arbor MI 48103) Step 3: I will test your device(s) Step 4: I will create an Unlisted YouTube video and send you a link Step 5: Optionally donate to Balsa Engineering"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T20:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Initial Builds In this video we'll take a look at my first two builds of the Science Olympiad Tower [----] season. I compare a non-bonus and bonus version of a Division B tower built with similar materials to see how they compare to each other and what we can learn from the results"
YouTube Link 2023-09-09T12:17Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements
"2025-26 Science Olympiad Boomi Tension Testing This video looks at [--] different tension member configurations using balsa basswood and maple for their potential performance in the Science Olympiad Boomilever event. Test 1: 1/16 x 1/16 balsa: 2:19 Test 2: 3/32 x 3/32 balsa: 3:38 Test 3: 1/8 x 1/8 balsa: 4:57 Test 4: 5/32 x 5/32 balsa: 6:33 Test 5: 3/16 x 3/16 balsa: 8:16 Test 6: 1/32 x 1/32 basswood: 9:50 Test 7: 1/32 x 1/16 basswood: 10:46 Test 8: 1/16 x 1/16 basswood: 11:36 Test 9: 1/16 x 3/32 basswood: 12:36 Test 10: 1/16 x 1/8 basswood: 14:15 Test 11: 1/16 x 1/16 maple: 16:01 Feel free to"
YouTube Link 2025-06-29T15:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite UPDATE: I made a small error in my spreadsheet in describing my benchmark build (#9 rebuild). The wall joint was actually made from [--] pieces of 1/8 x 3/16 x 16mm basswood"
YouTube Link 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025-26 Science Olympiad Intro to Boomilever This video provides a brief overall introduction to the Science Olympiad Boomi event for the 2025-2026 season. If you are new to balsa building in general please check out some of my general information videos: https://youtu.be/55lb2KzSiwg https://youtu.be/bLsTOpmozGI https://youtu.be/mzMFhd4SqP8 https://youtu.be/6zOvHMZLaNE Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2025-06-18T20:31Z [----] followers, 15K engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Balsa Density vs Efficiency Here I take an experimental look at balsa density versus efficiency and what that can teach us about the Science Olympiad structural builds"
YouTube Link 2021-12-28T18:47Z [----] followers, 10.2K engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Intro and Rules This video provides a introduction and brief description of the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-05T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi: Wall Joint Analysis This video uses very high speed video to analyze the wall joint failure mode from the Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T18:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Balsa Engineering Testing Services This video is to announce my new testing services for the Science Olympiad balsa event Here are the steps to the process: Step 1: Email mklinger@comcast.net Step 2: Get device(s) to me (Ann Arbor MI 48103) Step 3: I will test your device(s) Step 4: I will create an Unlisted YouTube video and send you a link Step 5: Optionally donate to Balsa Engineering"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T20:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Raising the Bar This video is an extension of the Benchmark video for Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. I show a refined build that scored [------] and describe the general steps for how to approach this type of optimization and how much effort it took to achieve. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-10-25T18:02Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Assembly In this video I do the final assembly of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Compression In this video I build the compression component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Tension In this video I build the tension component of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Construction: Intro This video is the introduction of a live complete build of my benchmark design for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite Here is a link to the compression jigs I used for both Division B and Division C. For Div B print two of the halves and tape them together. For Div C print both part1 and part2 and tape them together:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Optimization This video shows my optimization process and describes the builds leading up to the benchmark device for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite UPDATE: I made a small error in my spreadsheet in describing my benchmark build (#9 rebuild). The wall joint was actually made from [--] pieces of 1/8 x 3/16 x 16mm basswood"
YouTube Link 2025-09-12T12:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server"
YouTube Link 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the boomi mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server"
YouTube Link 2025-09-05T13:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div C: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division C Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2026 Science Olympiad Boomi Div B: Rules This video provides an introduction to the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2025-2026 Boomilever event. Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net I now have my own Discord server Ping me if you want an invite"
YouTube Link 2025-09-02T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025-26 Science Olympiad Boomi Tension Testing This video looks at [--] different tension member configurations using balsa basswood and maple for their potential performance in the Science Olympiad Boomilever event. Test 1: 1/16 x 1/16 balsa: 2:19 Test 2: 3/32 x 3/32 balsa: 3:38 Test 3: 1/8 x 1/8 balsa: 4:57 Test 4: 5/32 x 5/32 balsa: 6:33 Test 5: 3/16 x 3/16 balsa: 8:16 Test 6: 1/32 x 1/32 basswood: 9:50 Test 7: 1/32 x 1/16 basswood: 10:46 Test 8: 1/16 x 1/16 basswood: 11:36 Test 9: 1/16 x 3/32 basswood: 12:36 Test 10: 1/16 x 1/8 basswood: 14:15 Test 11: 1/16 x 1/16 maple: 16:01 Feel free to"
YouTube Link 2025-06-29T15:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025-26 Science Olympiad Intro to Boomilever This video provides a brief overall introduction to the Science Olympiad Boomi event for the 2025-2026 season. If you are new to balsa building in general please check out some of my general information videos: https://youtu.be/55lb2KzSiwg https://youtu.be/bLsTOpmozGI https://youtu.be/mzMFhd4SqP8 https://youtu.be/6zOvHMZLaNE Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2025-06-18T20:31Z [----] followers, 15K engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Non-Bonus This video shows a competitive non-bonus tower build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net Balsa Engineering Logo Design by VyeOh (@VyeOh )"
YouTube Link 2024-12-07T17:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Balsa Engineering Invitation If you are interested in visiting my workshop to test your device and talk about your builds please send me an email at mklinger at comcast dot net so we can arrange date and time"
YouTube Link 2024-09-28T00:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Optimization This video shows my optimization process for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-21T11:00Z [----] followers, 13.5K engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Final Assembly This video shows the final assembly process for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-21T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Bases This video shows the build and optimization process for base portion of the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-17T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Assembly Process This video shows the my assembly process iterations for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-17T11:00Z [----] followers, 11.5K engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Triangular Legs This video shows the process for creating 60/60/60 triangular legs for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-14T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Columns Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-14T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Overall Approach This video shows my overall approach to the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-10T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Overall Approach This video shows my overall approach to the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-10T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the tower mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series:"
YouTube Link 2024-09-07T11:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Benchmark Build This video shows my Benchmark Build for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. This build is not meant to be a template or a definitive design but rather an example of what I consider a very good build to be able to compare your own builds and designs to. This video only shows the tower mass and results. I will show more details of this build and the optimization process I used in future videos. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series:"
YouTube Link 2024-09-07T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div C: Intro and Rules This video provides a introduction and brief description of the design rules for the Division C Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_C_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-05T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Div B: Intro and Rules This video provides a introduction and brief description of the design rules for the Division B Science Olympiad 2024-2025 Tower event. Here is a link to a zip file of all the jigs and support objects I used throughout the series: https://klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Div_B_jigs_2025.zip Feel free to contact me with any specific questions or comments at mklinger(at)comcast(dot)net"
YouTube Link 2024-09-05T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2025 Science Olympiad Tower Overall Introduction This video provides a brief overall introduction to the Science Olympiad Tower event for the 2024-2025 season. If you are new to tower building please check out my 5-part Tower basics series where I discuss and demonstrate the theory behind these tower designs using a scaled down version of the tower: https://youtu.be/XLtn8frygYo https://youtu.be/xIRTnISueb4 https://youtu.be/pmnTHayDLTA https://youtu.be/SwmINqhpHL4 https://youtu.be/LigjLRnpK3U If you are new to balsa building in general please check out some of my general information videos:"
YouTube Link 2024-09-03T17:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Taking Notes This video is all about how to take good notes to document your builds for the Science Olympiad tower event. I also talk about why it's a good idea to take accurate notes and how you can approach having consistent results across all your team members"
YouTube Link 2023-10-22T21:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div C Bonus Builds In this video I explore the possibility of using the bonus design rules for the Science Olympiad [----] Division C Tower to see if it can be competitive with my benchmark non-bonus version"
YouTube Link 2023-10-07T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div C Benchmark Build In this video I show the results of a Science Olympiad [----] Division C Tower that could be used as a good baseline or benchmark for future builds"
YouTube Link 2023-09-14T15:03Z [----] followers, 11.8K engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div C Initial Build In this video we'll take a look at my first Science Olympiad Tower of the [----] season for Division C. It's fairly straightforward to apply everything we have learned from the 50cm Division B towers to this 60cm design"
YouTube Link 2023-09-13T20:55Z [----] followers, 17.1K engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div B Bonus Builds In this video I explore the possibility of using the bonus design rules for the Science Olympiad [----] Division B Tower to see if it can be competitive with my benchmark non-bonus version"
YouTube Link 2023-09-13T00:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Div B Benchmark Build In this video I show the results of a Science Olympiad [----] Division B Tower that could be used as a good baseline or benchmark for future builds"
YouTube Link 2023-09-10T14:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Initial Builds In this video we'll take a look at my first two builds of the Science Olympiad Tower [----] season. I compare a non-bonus and bonus version of a Division B tower built with similar materials to see how they compare to each other and what we can learn from the results"
YouTube Link 2023-09-09T12:17Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements
"2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Introduction This video provides a brief introduction to the Science Olympiad Tower event for the 2023-2024 season. Here are the STL jig files I reference in the video for the non-bonus and bonus designs. Each compete jig requires printing a bottom middle and top part. I recommend connecting them together with simple masking tape as shown in the video. These are all Division B size if you want to make Division C jigs scale all the parts in the Z direction only by 120%: Non-bonus Division B jig STL parts:"
YouTube Link 2023-09-06T00:08Z [----] followers, 20.8K engagements
"Tower Basics: Part 5: Conclusion In this 5th and final part to the tower basics series I'll summarize some of important findings of the previous videos and briefly talk about how to approach tower optimizing in a more general sense in preparation for the upcoming Science Olympiad season. Here is a link to the STL file I used to print the assembly jig if you want to try building these yourself: https://www.klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Mini_tower_jig_120mm_250mm_v2.STL"
YouTube Link 2023-05-28T00:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tower Basics: Part 4: MiniTowers [--] [--] [--] In part [--] of the tower basics series I go over the final [--] mini-tower Science Olympiad builds to demonstrate basic tower design using the more efficient X based cross-member design"
YouTube Link 2023-05-26T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tower Basics: Part 3: MiniTowers [--] [--] [--] In part [--] of the tower basics series I go over the first [--] mini-tower Science Olympiad builds to demonstrate basic tower design. Here is a link to the STL file I used to print the assembly jig if you want to try building these yourself: https://www.klingerphotography.com/BalsaEngineering/Mini_tower_jig_120mm_250mm_v2.STL"
YouTube Link 2023-05-25T01:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tower Basics: Part 2: Buckling In part [--] of the tower basics series I go over some of the theory of buckling as it applies to Science Olympiad tower building and show some basic examples"
YouTube Link 2023-05-23T16:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tower Basics: Part 1: Introduction This is part [--] of my series on tower basics. In this first video I give a brief introduction to Science Olympiad tower building and outline what I'll cover throughout the entire 5-part series"
YouTube Link 2023-05-22T14:21Z [----] followers, 16.4K engagements
"Science Olympiad Competition Prep for the Structural Event This video is all about how to prepare your structural balsa device for competition. I go over several tricks and tips including data collected during dry-box and baking of an example bridge"
YouTube Link 2022-12-21T13:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2023 Science Olympiad Bridge Div B: Getting Started This video shows how it's possible to take advantage of my [----] Science Olympiad Div B [----] bridge design even if you don't have access to expensive materials and fancy tools. I document every step of building the bridge from a single sheet of 1/8" thick balsa. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any specific questions. Good luck this season"
YouTube Link 2022-11-16T22:44Z [----] followers, 10K engagements
"2023 Div C Bridge Full-Build Part 4: Final Assembly This is part [--] of a 4-part full-build series of my initial [----] Division C Science Olympiad Bridge design where I go through the process of final assembly of the bridge. UPDATE 2022-09-18: The final as-tested weight of this bridge was 6.95g. During testing it had an unexpected (and disappointing) primary tension failure at [----] kg. I think the rest of the build was very sound and I could definitely recommend trying again at this target weight. I won't bother making an entire video of this test as it isn't interesting and doesn't show us any"
YouTube Link 2022-09-13T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
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