If you are someone who has an inquisitive mind, who isn't afraid to question the working principle behind anything and everything, who is eager to learn more about how the world functions, then How Stuff Works is the perfect event for you. Brought to you by Pragyan in collaboration with Balls by Picasso, this event has been customised to test your creativity and out of the box thinking.
Event Details:
Event Dates:
Prelims: 5:00 PM, 18th March 2022
Finals: 10:00 AM, 20th March 2022
Mode - Offline
Contestants are required to participate in teams of two.
Prelims will be a written round.
The teams that finish within the top 8-10 positions in the prelims would qualify for the finals.
Cheating/misconduct by any means will lead to disqualification.
Further format of judging and scoring will be revealed during the event.
Prelims consist of a team quiz (written) with a maximum of two members in a team, which will happen on an online meeting platform. Details regarding the online meeting platform will be intimated later.
Finals consist of themed rounds (written) and regular rounds (bounce/pounce format) conducted on an online meeting platform.
FAQs:
1) What is HSW?
HSW stands for How Stuff Works, and as the name suggests, it deals with the working of any device or phenomenon from any field.
2) Should the participants possess any prerequisite specific knowledge to be able to compete in this event?
No, It is a general event that requires basic knowledge and common sense to describe any phenomenon.