SPAGHETTI BRIDGE BUILDERS TO `PASTA' PREVIOUS RECORD?

SPAGHETTI BRIDGE BUILDERS TO `PASTA' PREVIOUS RECORD?

KELOWNA, B.C. (Wireless Flash) -- This Friday, some Canadian engineering students hope to find out just how strong a pound and a half of pasta is. It's all part of the annual Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest at Okanagan University in Kelowna, B.C., where students compete to see who can build the strongest bridge using only glue and a 1.5 pounds of spaghetti. The current spaghetti bridge record was set in 1994 and could hold 388 pounds. The engineer said his secret was to boil the spaghetti, stretch it and then let it dry. The winner of the contest will receive a $500 prize and praise for using his or her noodle.