Materials engineering professor Chad Sinclair took part in “Choose Science. Go Far. Win Big,” a recent contest within BC’s Year of Science. A high-school student posed the question “Can the fairytale of Rapunzel and her hair really be true?” Sinclair designed an experiment in which it was shown that hair is more than strong enough to support a person’s weight.
For more information, view a video of the experiment: http://blogs.apsc.ubc.ca/mtrlnews/2011/02/11/chad-sinclair-tests-rapunzel-at-science-world/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ubc-mtrl-news+%28UBC+Materials+Engineering+News%29
