Professor Joe King
Department of Computer Engineering
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA

Sponsors:
Diamond Toothpicks and DUCO Cement

The Tower, Space Station, and Chair


110,000 Diamond toothpicks in the Eiffel Tower
30,250 Diamond toothpicks in the space station
8,000 Diamond toothpicks in the chair that supports a full ton

The Eiffel Tower


In addition to 110,000 Diamond toothpicks,
the Eiffel Tower required 4-1/2 gallons of DUCO Cement
It took 5 years to build

The Eiffel Tower


The Eiffel Tower in Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum
in St. Augustine, Florida (later moved to Hong Kong)

The Chair


In addition to 8,000 Diamond toothpicks,
the chair required over 1/2 gallon of DUCO Cement
The chair supports 2,000 pounds

The Tower in my den


4 years and 80,000 toothpicks into the project

The Tower in transit