Science in Scouting: Triangles FTW!

Anyway, just to make things less dead...

Ever wondered why do we use triangles in our pioneering activities?

It doesn't just look good, it's the most basic form of shape and one of the strongest. Triangles are not just used in pioneering, but construction as well, Some bridges are reinforced by triangular supports.


Still not loving triangles? Ok, ever played 3D computer games? Triangles are the most simplest polygon. Everything in the 3D game world is made up of triangles.

Anyway, let's not go out of the topic. Whether or not you love or hate triangles for some reason I will never know, you should always use it in pioneering.

Firstly, let's start with the basics:
A triangle has 3 sides and 3 angles. The nature of a triangle enables it to spread out the force exerted upon it evenly.
A triangle is basically "locked" into shape.

If you plan to make quadrilaterals (squares, rectangles, etc) with bakau, you'll know it'll be impossible to keep it up without the help of, yup, you've guessed it - triangles!

You'll have to agree, triangles are awesome!

Now, I shall have to continue pushing Wesley to put up something in this blog. In the meantime, I hope I can find a time to continue updating this blog as I'm quite busy for the next few weeks. But don't worry, I'll not let this blog die!