Methodology
1. A shirt was draped over each of the different shapes of claws (curved, obtuse,
perpendicular) and a group member attempted to put his arms through the shirt holes as
they were held up by the pair of claws.
2. If the group member was able to put his arms through the hole, he proceeded to try and
put his head through the claws.
Results
The obtuse angled claws failed when we tried to put our arms through. The acute claws
succeeded when we put our arms through but weren’t able to support us putting our heads
through. The perpendicular claws succeeded when we attempted to put our arms and our hands
through.
Conclusions
From the observations above, it is clear that the perpendicular claw shape was the only one stable
enough to support the process of putting on the shirt.
Limitations
At this stage in the project, all of the claws were made out of foamcore. As a result, it was not
possible to get an accurate measure of the strength of each of the claw shapes since they were all
made out of a relatively weak material.
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