Weight Capacity of a Popsicle-Stick Bridge (30 Sticks)

A bridge made from only 30 standard popsicle sticks cannot support any significant weight. Popsicle sticks are thin, low-density wood with minimal structural strength. Even with optimal truss design, such a bridge would likely fail under a few hundred grams at most. Engineering competitions typically use hundreds of sticks to achieve kilogram-scale loads.