The article discusses a cardboard boat race held at a local high school. Students were tasked with designing and building boats made only of cardboard and duct tape that they would then race across the school's swimming pool. Many of the creative boat designs failed to float or sank quickly, but a few students managed to complete the full lap across the pool in their cardboard vessels. The event was a fun way for the students to apply STEM concepts and get hands-on experience with design and engineering challenges.