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Teams of Lockheed Martin engineers hold a

(Photo by David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com)

Liverpool, NY-- Lockheed Martin engineers took a break from their usual work Thursday to tinker with a different sort of challenge: how best to stick someone to a wall.

Thirteen teams of five had just five minutes to fasten a designated person to a wall using just two rolls of duct tape. Then platforms were removed from under each of the people and 20 minutes clocked to see who could stay stuck the longest.

This gripping contest was designed to test the ingenuity of each team when both time and resources are limited.

"Fly on the Wall" Duct Tape Competition was part of Lockheed Martin's National Engineers Week celebration to try to get people interested and involved in engineering.