How should i do this as a project, Can eggs withstand a greater force from one direction than from others?

Answer 1

try this: Stand on a lawn and throw an egg up into the air .. Just chuck it like 40 feet up and watch what happens when it lands on the lawn.
Don't throw it on concrete and try to make sure it doesn't hit any rocks.
When I was in eigth grade and my science teacher told me to try this i was absolutly flabbergasted when I saw the results. I ended out making 75$ from my family when I bet them I could throw an egg over the house and it wouldn't break when it landed on the other side.

Answer 2

use a vise like on a workbench in the garage.
devise a system for measurign the angles on eggs.
there is a long diameter and a short one and points in between.
some way to measure pressure on the vise. maybe a spring scale.
then put the egg in at different angles and press it and measure when it breaks. you will need some kind of padding since a plain egg won't stay in the vise.

Answer 3

Yes.

Straight down on the pointy end, evenly & slowly applied = maximum force accepted by the egg.

Straight from the side, suddenly, concentrated in a point = minimum force accepted by the egg.

;-)

Answer 4

Yes, lengthwise. Check it with a scale, and exert downward pressure until it breaks and note the weight shown