In addition to testing the grabber's abilities, we also tested its durability and rigidity compared to conventional, store-bought grabbers. In order to make our grabber lighter and easier to handle, we used a tube of pvc piping. The conventional grabber used a tube of aluminum for its structure. We decided to test how much both tubes bend while holding on to a weight. As expected and as shown on the graph, our pvc pipe underwent much more displacement than the aluminum pipe. However, just this statistic does not necessarily make the aluminum pipe the better choice. The pvc pipe is able to undergo much more bending before the point of breaking; the aluminum one would most likely break if it underwent a similar amount of displacement that was experienced by the pvc.
