Bridging the gap with pasta: world spaghetti bridge building championship held in Budapest-Xinhua
Bridging the gap with pasta: world spaghetti bridge building championship held in Budapest
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-05-30 20:00:30
BUDAPEST, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Spaghetti bridges stole the spotlight in Budapest on Thursday, as contestants from around the world gathered in Hungary's capital to compete in a quirky world championship to build the strongest pasta structure.
A contestant places a spaghetti bridge on the instrument used to test its load-bearing capacity at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)Contestants place a spaghetti bridge on the instrument used to test its load-bearing capacity at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)A contestant shows a spaghetti bridge at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)A spaghetti bridge is seen collapsed during a load-bearing capacity test at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)A contestant prepares to test the load-bearing capacity of a spaghetti bridge at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua) ■