It's Saturday! This morning started off with us heading to the museum of science here in Boston.  We got a little bit of time to ourselves to explore the museum and to learn more about our surroundings.  Then began the fun part.  Another competition with new teams that were assigned at random.  There were about 30 separate teams.  We competed to design, build and test a wind-powered device that was capable of lifting a metal trash can three stories above us.  We got a few hours to accomplish this task and during this time we got to connect with new people and exchange contact information.  Since we were divided into random teams, none of us on our Lynden InvenTeam were together.  In a way, this almost forced each of us to open up and meet new people and I myself enjoyed that a lot!  The competition was timed on who could raise the trash can in the least amount of time possible.  After this long battle, a final symbolic treat was set up for everyone to enjoy.  It all ended with a "big bang".  And I literally mean it when I say "big bang", since 30 different trash cans were filled with balloons and then raised with rope three stories high.  Then the rope was let loose and all the trash cans with the balloons plummeted to the ground floor ending with one loud boom.  This was our last day at MIT and we all enjoyed it a bunch!

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