Have you ever helped cook a pot of spaghetti? Strands of spaghetti are pretty long, so sometimes people break them in half so they more easily fit into the pot. How exactly does spaghetti break? And what does this have to do with science? It turns out engineers and materials scientists study how materials break when they are bent. Although professional engineers might be more concerned with steel beams in a bridge, you can do a fun experiment with pasta in your kitchen!