Egg Drop Contest

Today in physics class we had an egg drop contest. Our goal was to create an 3"x 3"x 3" container that could be dropped from various heights while holding an egg and not have the egg break. We were allowed to use any material that wasn't thicker than the cardboard of a cereal box for the outside and anything we could think of for the filler. Many thanks to the guys for their creative and sometimes crazy ideas.

Idea #1

Testing

Strike two!

Building from the bottom up.

The nest.

Almost there.

Closing the hatch.

Tada!!! Finally!! The finished product!


The Competition


Tom's....uh....thing?

Mrs. Harvell's 30 minute creation (even the teacher was getting in on it)

Kevin's foam cushion

Jarin's rocket

And finally there is Kyle's. Look familiar? Must run in the family.

Slight modification to Tom's. His design was a bit...last minute.


Jarin adds a little extra padding.

Will it survive a fall off the balcony?


The Winner.....congratulations Kyle!

The secret is revealed.

Cottonballs and Playdough?

Sad to say, mine was the first to go. It had a test run from the ceiling and so when we did several smaller falls in the competition it was not made for it and bounced too much. The block of foam worked suprisingly well. The rocket was doing ok until Mrs. Harvell's box landed on it. Then they were both done. We aren't exactly sure when Tom's broke. If it wasn't broken before he pulled off the tape then the accidental stab with a knife did it in. Amazingly enough one of Kyle's wacked ideas actually worked. We'll never hear the end of it.....

All the Above
Mercyme


Stuck in a day
Like a runner with no race
Are you afraind
Your joy has been misplaced
It's been a while
Since I've seen you smile
How easy you forget
So roll back the time
And there you will find
What never left

The day heaven found you
The day the angels sang
Praises to the father
Who called you by name
The moment you surrendered
The moment you were saved
Life as you knew it forever was changed
And all the above rejoiced

Remember the day
When God forgot your sin
Remember the way
That joy came tumbling in
There will be times
When you cannot find
A reason to stand and sing
But let this remind
You time after time
You're a child of the king

See them dancing
See them singing
All of heaven is rejoicing over you

Quotes

I'm a big fan of quotes and here are a few of the recent ones I found -

How strange that we cannot love time. It spoils our loveliest moments. Nothing quite comes up to expectations because of it. We alone: animals, so far as we can see, are unaware of time, untroubled. Time is their natural environment. Why do we sense that it is not ours? C. S. Lewis…asked how it was that I, as a product of a materialistic universe, was not at home there. “Do fish complain of the sea for being wet? Or if they did, would that fact itself not strongly suggest that they had not always been, or would not always be, purely aquatic creatures?” Then, if we complain of time and take such joy in the seemingly timeless moment, what does that suggest? It suggests that we have not always been or will not always be purely temporal creatures. It suggest that we were created for eternity. Not only are we harried by time, we seem unable, despite a thousand generations, even to get used to it. We are always amazed at it - how fast it goes, how slowly it goes, how much of it is gone. Where, we cry, has the time gone? We aren’t adapted to it, not at home in it. If that is so, it may appear as a proof, or at least a powerful suggestion, that eternity exists and is our home. ~ Sheldon Vanauken in A Severe Mercy

“Women see things in a man that men aren’t able to see themselves. They know what to look for. It’s more than just facial characteristics themselves. It’s the way a man carries himself, how he behaves, the way he treats people, the way he speaks, whether his eyes have a fire of purpose in them or are vacant, how he walks–and especially how he treats women. Everything mingles together. A woman responds to the whole man, not merely his face. When I say that you are handsome, it’s everything about the man you are. And now, with all that’s happened to you since, all you’ve become, how can I not think it all the more?” ~Sabina in A Rose Remembered by Michael Phillips

Real friends are those who, when you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel you’ve done a permanent job. ~ God’s Little Instuction Book, based on 1 Corinthians 13:7-8

You don't know a woman until you have had a letter from her. - Ada Leverson

New Blog

If anyone is interested in reading some of my writing then you can check out my new blog - Come Write This Way.

The Meaning of a Rose

I found a chart that gives the meanings of the different colored roses. Those of you who like flowers might find this interesting. All roses symbolize love, but their colors have special meanings.

Red - love, passion, respect, courage
Yellow - joy, friendship, freedom
Pink - happiness, gratitude, appreciation, admiration
Cream - thoughtfulness, charm, graciousness
Orange - admiration, fascination, enthusiasim, desire
White - innocence, purity, secrecy, reverence

Happy New Year!

New Year's faired about as well as Christmas. What IS the matter with me? Never mind....I probably don't want to hear the answer to that.

Anyway, as the new year rolled in I was curled up with Lee, drinking sparkling cider on the Fenton's couch. We had a Star Wars (episodes 4,5,6) marathon until the early morning hours. As you get older the magic of staying up until midnight loses it's sparkle. My, I am getting cynical, aren't I? :)

As for the traditional resolutions, I think I'll keep it simple this year. I'm just doing one. Don't think I'll post it on my blog for the whole world to see, but if you really want to know you can ask me in person. I will let you know how it's going from time to time though. So, what about everyone else? Any New Year's resolutions you would care to share?