With the instructions to build a structure, using only newspaper and glue, that could support a cinder block as high off the ground as possible, the first thought that came into my head was a structure similar to that of a crane's arm, with the cross beams as the main means of support. I quickly ran into trouble when i realized how difficult it would be to create strong 90 degree joint like that, i created my first triangle, which ended up being my base. I knew that a triangle based shape would be the strongest, so i ended up using that as my base, building up from there with a square type frame, creating a sort of triangular prism. I then decided to strengthen said structure by adding diagonal braces on each side.
This structure was completed, and very strong, but with only a third of my time left, and a not very tall structure i decided to start on something i thought would be much quicker to add more height. I ended up making something completely out of triangles, a bit taller than the first, but slightly weaker, but with some manipulating, it did its job and lifted the cinder block higher of the ground than just the two alone.
