How can an egg survive in a box a 2 story drop?

Answer 1

If it is wrapped up in secure wrappings like a bubble wrap for instance.

Answer 2

We did the same thing with a three story drop for my HS physics class. Points were taken away for each gram and for each centimeter so I used Styrofoam. I hollowed out two flat pieces so an egg would fit snugly between the halves. Don't leave any loose spots. The egg must not move at all. I secured the foam pieces together with a couple of thick rubber bands.

The foam does not have to be very large. Two 4" x 4" x 3" pieces would work. The other people were very creative but only four or five eggs survived.

Good luck!

Answer 3

The trick is to allow the egg to decelerate after the box impacts the ground. So that means the egg must be allowed to move a certain distance inside the box -but- be slowed down as its moving. Just wrapping the egg snuggly with foam or newspaper or other soft wrapping will NOT allow it to move and the egg will break.
Place the egg in the center of the box and fill the box with stryofoam packing peanuts. The peanuts will allow the egg to move through them but they will slow the egg down. You will need to do trial-and-error to determine the right amount of peanuts to pack around the egg. Too many peanuts will not allow the egg to move... and too little peanuts will allow the egg to move too much and hit the side of the box (and break). Of course the bigger the box, the better! Don't use bubble wrap because the egg can't pass through it like it can with the peanuts. Good Luck.

Answer 4

What other items are you afforded for this experiment?
If you get a simple pair of stockings. Take one stocking and place the egg in the center of the length of the stocking. Tie a knot on both sides of the egg.... Then take the box and plug two holes in it. One hole on each side, centered on opposite sides of the box. Now take the sides of the stocking and place them through each hole, and tie a knot on the outside of the box. So that the egg is now supported, tightly in the center of the box. Close up the box and drop it. the stocking will absorb the impact and the egg will be fine.
Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Fill the box tightly with cotton balls. Use fingernail hardener on egg if your allowed. Or line box with plastic bag and fill halfway with thick jello w/no additives chill put egg in and fill the rest of the box and chill again keep in fridge until 1.5 hours be for event.

Answer 6

i did a egg drop when i was in 3rd grade mine broke but my friend put her egg at the center of her box full of bubble wrap.it survived being thrown off the top of our school!

Answer 7

if the egg drops and lands on the pointed end

Answer 8

Make the box out of thick sponges.

Answer 9

It's still inside the chicken

Answer 10

we tried this! if you are allowed to use a parachute then thats how but if not, cusion it with TONS of newspare or tissue paper (something soft but strong)