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.....