i was just wondering if an egg thats thrown into a swimming pool from 8 storeys up will crack when it enters the water. i know there is the question of surface tension but if there was someone swimming in the pool at that time wouldn't the surface tension of the water in the pool be broken? so would the egg crack?
2006-10-22 17:27:59 · 14 answers · asked by curious1 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
not just crack...it would break all to hell
2006-10-22 17:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It would break...
Due to surface tension... no matter who or what is present in the water to break it...
Partly because of the height... thus the speed.
Partly because of the impact.
As proven by MythBuster ... when they dropped a dummy from a certain height (quite high), its arms and legs were dislocated..
Even when they repeated the test with a hammer breaking the surface tension just prior to the dummy landing, the same result was observed!
2006-10-22 22:32:25 · answer #2 · answered by arevoir 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course it would
surface tension increases with velocity
and an egg dropped from an 8 story building will be going pretty fast
2006-10-22 17:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in many circumstances no longer, yet a public pool close to us does have some "doggie swim" days. i've got self belief they're in the autumn, in simple terms formerly they empty the pool for the year. I stay in Atlanta, and that i've got self belief Piedmont parks pool does the doggie swim days. another swimming pools could do them as nicely.
2016-10-16 07:06:57 · answer #4 · answered by rybicki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person jumps into water from a certain height, they will die. An egg is much more fragile than a person, so yes.
2006-10-22 18:06:20 · answer #5 · answered by rebekkah hot as the sun 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, even if boiled, or frozen, the shell will crack on impact.
2006-10-22 17:41:55 · answer #6 · answered by Farnham the Freeholder 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If laned point down then it might stand the impact BUT is it DROPPED or THROWN as you put both, but point down it might last the impact.
2006-10-22 21:05:30 · answer #7 · answered by spider crazy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
raw egg yes... hard boiled yes.....ostrich egg yes...faberge egg no... i've heard of peeing in a pool... but this is ridiculous
2006-10-22 17:31:08 · answer #8 · answered by i like fried chicken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you hold it in your hand and jump , it will not crack.
2006-10-22 20:10:07 · answer #9 · answered by Rajesh Kochhar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know try it then tell us about it ? But my guess would be that it would break
2006-10-22 17:38:04 · answer #10 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya it def would crack...but try it and find out for sure =)
2006-10-22 17:30:52 · answer #11 · answered by shark7777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋