Cardboard boats teach physics

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — While the saltiest of sea captains might not choose cardboard and duct tape as the ideal building materials for his ship, they certainly fit the bill for Jason Owens’ physics students.

And so, on a narrow strip of land extending into “Lake Buccaneer,” 28 Boyd-Buchanan students launched their boats into murky water recently for the 17th annual Physics Boat Day.