Junior Engineers Club, age 11 of NH wrote:
We used a cardboard that measured 28 in by 23 in. We used 138 3 oz plastic cups in a square formation under the cardboard. It was able to support a person weighing up to 142 pounds.

Jada, age 8 of Elk City, OK wrote:
It was awsome. I love it was the coolest thing I have ever saw. I loved it.

Kayla, age 10 of Corpus Christi, TX wrote:
it didnt work it was a rip off. my mom had to go back to doolor genral n buy more.

Susan of Jamaica, KY wrote:
it was ridonculous.

Olivia, age 11 of Yankton, SD wrote:
it was so cool! it held me up every time! but it didn't hold up my fat cat. I tried nine and they held me up, then I put my cat on by herself and they all crashed!

Blake, age 11 of Murfreesboro, TN wrote:
It was alsome it even held my mom! The max I have seen is 128 pounds. It is the best project on zoom!

Angel, age 9 of Loganville, GA wrote:
When I tried I put 9 cups under me, then my big sister got on and smooshed them one by one!!!

Diana, age 10 of Dubai, U.A.E. wrote:
I am 35 kg. and 18 cups thast I put holded me!! I also tried to do 2 levels and it worked... I felt like flying!!

Aimee, age 12 of S.I, NY wrote:
I put the cardboard on top of the cups and stood on the cardboard and it did not smoosh exept one.

Alexis, age 13 of Bossier, LA wrote:
I knew it was going to work on me because I only weigh 99 pounds.

Baylee, age 14 of Burbank, IL wrote:
I stood on 10 cups and then 1 stood on 5 and then 3! It's amazing.

Taylor, age 13 of Houston, TX wrote:
Well I stood on 4 cups and my baby coucin thats 4 stood on 1!!!

Ryan, age 5 of Powell, OH wrote:
I stood on 2 Paper Cups!!!

Caitlin, age 11 of Epping, NH wrote:
My brother did this ZoomSci with his wolf pack he got doown to for cups he is only 7 years old and is very light.

Lauren, age 10 of Edina, MN wrote:
The minimum I had was 3, my sis sophie who is 9 had 3 and my sis shelby had 4!!!

Linda, age 12 of Wichita, KS wrote:
I didn't break any cups except when I went on the side a little and it kind of bent then I fell.

Whitney, age 13 of Atkins, AR wrote:
I was held up by 3 paper cups!!! Amazing? Well its true!!! Ask my mom!!!

Ali, age 10 wrote:
I stood on 5 cups.

Nasima, age 10 of Grand Prairie, TX wrote:
I standed on 9 cups, and didn't crush the cups.

Keightlynne of Philadelphia, PA wrote:
I had 9 cups holding me up. I had 16 and then I took 2 away at a tine and it held me with 9 cups. I thought it was a fun expirement to do and I tried it with all of my friends. My one friend Abbrianna only had 6 cups holding her up but she is only 5 years old too so maybe that had something to do with it. Also the weight might have had something to do with it also.

Ashley, age 11 of New Haven, MO wrote:
I did this on my own. I had 15 cups holding me and thick cardboard. You might want to put more cups because 15 cups did not hold me and I only weigh 76.

Crystal, age 12 of Northfield, OH wrote:
I used those white foam cups, and they worked. I got down to two cups. Wow!

Khori, age 8 of Vacaville, CA wrote:
I had fun!!! First, I put down a piece of cardboard, and many different numbers of paper or plastic cups on it. Then, I put another piece of cardboard on top of the cups. Last, I stepped up on top. The results were: Sixteen, 16-ounce plastic cups were the lowest number I could stand on. Nineteen 9-ounce plastic cups were the lowest number I could stand on. TWO(!) 12-ounce paper cups were the lowest number I could stand on. Three 9-ounce paper cups were the lowest number I could stand on. I can stand on paper cups better than I can stand on plastic cups when I spread my weight out equally using two cardboard pieces. I weigh 78 pounds. Next time I will try letting my mom and dad stand on the cups to see how many cups they can stand on without smashing them!! The cardboard pieces were 13" by 18" each. I wore NO SHOES, but I kept my socks on. I did try standing on one cup and actually I was up for two seconds. My mom got a picture and it LOOKS like I stood on it LONGER. (HA!) I included this picture in my display, but I also included the after shot which showed that I DIDN'T stand on the cup but it was smashed. Lots of FUN!!

Mizzelei, age 16 of Philippines wrote:
Actually, when I made this experiment, I was really excited about it, however the experiment did not work out pretty well. I was rather dissapointed about it but then I'll try my best to get this experiment. Perhaps, one problem that I had encountered was the type of cups that I have used. It was a plastic cup and it was not that sturdy. And now I'm going to try it once again using microwave cups. The first experiment I made did not turn out to be great but I am really optimistic about it this time... Wish me luck! Any tips? Cause I plan to show it to my Physics class coz' it involves some principles about physics...

Sophia, age 9 of Cairo, Egypt wrote:
It held my weight I only used 4 and it held 59 pounds it was also really fun. My cousin didnt see the cup walk and she tripped over it it was funny.

Lucy, age 12 of Columbus, MS wrote:
I found that taller paper cups would hold the most weight and the shorter cups would hold the least weight.

Lizzie, age 7 of Chesapeake, VA wrote:
I love your show! I used one idea from one of the kids. The one I tried was to put cups down on the floor, and then put a piece of cardboard on top. I tried to stand on the cardboard. At first I used lots of cups, then I took them away. I got down to 8 cups. Then I got a great idea. I put three cups in a stact. I got one stack of three to hold my wieght. I weigh 53 pounds.

Allison, age 11 of Gainesville, GA wrote:
I did the paper cup walk still with paper but an 18 egg carten and then cut them away one by one and I got down to one.

Darius & Sheranda of Fairmont, NC wrote:
The recults were great we cuold stand on 7 cups each without breaking them. Plus we won 2nd prize at our school fair.