I'm sure we're all familiar with the classic egg drop experiment - build something so that when you drop an egg from a height, the contraption will make sure that the egg does not crack.
My first thought on this was, "Oh, this'll be easy" before I realized that the restrictions were.
RESTRICTIONS
- No foam
- No bubble wrap
- Must weigh 150 g or less, INCLUDING egg [I believe the egg is around 50 g, so that means the thing I use has to be less than or equal to 100 g]
The problem is, what am I going to make that weights 100 g? In reality, that is a really small amount, I think about 100 pennies equals 100 g.
I know I have to somehow distribute the force evenly around the eggshell, but right now, I'm completely stumped. I think I should also use different-density padding, but I have no idea what I'm going to do.
I'd love any ideas, suggestions, and comments to anyone who's willing to help.
Thank you in advance.
2006-10-16
16:52:35
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THE JENSTER
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