{"id":25994,"date":"2018-06-22T06:58:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T11:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25994"},"modified":"2018-06-22T06:58:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T11:58:23","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-governors-school-duct-tape-boat-stays-afloat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/06\/22\/austin-peay-state-university-governors-school-duct-tape-boat-stays-afloat\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University Governor\u2019s School Duct Tape Boat stays afloat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>APSU<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The mentors at APSU Governor\u2019s School of Computational Physics floated an idea \u2013 use duct tape and PVC pipe to build a boat that could carry two people across a pool.<\/p>\n<p>Lili Swann and Ward Jaeger accepted the challenge and succeeded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_427018\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/APSU-Governor\u2019s-School-Duct-Tape-Boat-stays-afloat-1.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-427018\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-427018\" title=\"Lili Swann and Ward Jaeger named their boat \u201cPhinabella\u201d as a tribute to Disney\u2019s \u201cPhineas and Ferb.\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/APSU-Governor\u2019s-School-Duct-Tape-Boat-stays-afloat-1-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"Lili Swann and Ward Jaeger named their boat \u201cPhinabella\u201d as a tribute to Disney\u2019s \u201cPhineas and Ferb.\u201d\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-427018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lili Swann and Ward Jaeger named their boat \u201cPhinabella\u201d as a tribute to Disney\u2019s \u201cPhineas and Ferb.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But the boat was leaky, and they wanted to do better.<\/p>\n<p>They built up the sides and shored up the rest, all while keeping with just duct tape, PVC pipe and some boards. And they named the vessel \u2013 \u201cPhinabella.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then Swann, a senior at Signal Mountain Middle\/High School near Chattanooga, Gracie Gumm, a senior at Merrol Hyde Magnet School in Hendersonville, and Kate Sanborn, a senior at Franklin High School, dropped the boat in the pool.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/APSU-Governor\u2019s-School-Duct-Tape-Boat-stays-afloat-2.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-427019\" title=\"Signal Mountain Middle\/High School\u2019s Lili Swann captures a photo of Merrol Hyde Magnet School\u2019s Gracie Gumm paddling the duct tape boat at APSU\u2019s recreational pool.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/APSU-Governor\u2019s-School-Duct-Tape-Boat-stays-afloat-2-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"Signal Mountain Middle\/High School\u2019s Lili Swann captures a photo of Merrol Hyde Magnet School\u2019s Gracie Gumm paddling the duct tape boat at APSU\u2019s recreational pool.\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\"\/><\/a>Success.<\/p>\n<p>So why did Swann and Jaeger name the boat after Disney\u2019s \u201cPhineas and Ferb,\u201d an animated show that follows the summer creative and inventive hijinks of two stepbrothers?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seemed like the right choice,\u201d Swann said.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about APSU Governor\u2019s School of Computational Physics at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/governors-school\" >www.apsu.edu\/governors-school<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_427020\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/APSU-Governor\u2019s-School-Duct-Tape-Boat-stays-afloat-3.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-427020\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-427020\" title=\"Merrol Hyde Magnet School senior Gracie Gumm discusses the boat with Signal Mountain Middle\/High School senior Lili Swann.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/APSU-Governor\u2019s-School-Duct-Tape-Boat-stays-afloat-3-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"Merrol Hyde Magnet School senior Gracie Gumm discusses the boat with Signal Mountain Middle\/High School senior Lili Swann.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-427020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Merrol Hyde Magnet School senior Gracie Gumm discusses the boat with Signal Mountain Middle\/High School senior Lili Swann.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"APSU Governor\u2019s School Duct Tape Boat stays afloat\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PRJoJcNIRmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APSU Clarksville, TN &#8211; The mentors at APSU Governor\u2019s School of Computational Physics floated an idea \u2013 use duct tape and PVC pipe to build a boat that could carry two people across a pool. 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