Testing Nature's First Engineers

Welcome back to Camp CrunchLabs! Today, we’re learning about nature’s greatest engineers... animals! But will Zach King try to steal my new monkey friend? It’s not too late to join us for your least boring Summer ever! https://crunchlabs.com/CampAnimals Each build-it-yourself STEM toy teaches the magic and fun of engineering principles and includes exclusive weekly videos like this one that accelerate your learning! Ready for Camp? Visit https://CrunchLabs.com/camp for more info. A big thanks to our special guest​⁠ @ZachKing for joining me! This Summer’s Challenges: First, a RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE, but somewhere, it has to include WATER. A Rube Goldberg machine is basically a chain reaction you build, usually to accomplish a simple task, like turning on a light or feeding the dog. This summer, part of the chain reaction has to include water. Next up is a SLO-MO VIDEO, but this one has to include one of the most important engineering devices ever invented… GOOGLY EYES. Now, for the record, they don't need to be official googly eyes with a lens - cutting out two white circles, and smaller black ones, will totally get the job done. The final option, and again, you can totally do as many of these challenges as you want, is a REVERSE-VIDEO USING FOOD. There are a bunch of free phone apps that let you shoot a video and then play it back in reverse, so the challenge is to create something that looks cool in reverse and incorporates food in some way. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR CHALLENGES? Parents: Complete the form on https://www.crunchlabs.com/pages/camp-crunchlabs-challenges-and-videos-2026-main to enter. Thanks to these folks for providing some of the music in the video: Ponder - @Pondermusic Laura Shigihara - ​⁠ ‪ @supershigi Blue Wednesday - https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday Joakim Karud - @JoakimKarud NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 a.m. PT on 6/6/26 & ends 11:59 p.m. PT on 8/8/26. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. & D.C., who are 18+ and the parent or legal guardian of at least (1) child between 8-16 years of age. See Official Rules at http://CrunchLabs.com/camp-rules for full details including entry requirements and prize description. Void where prohibited.