How high can you drop an egg before it will crack or break?

Question

This question is for science. We did an experiment by bouncing an egg and a tennis ball on top of a basketball and both flew into the air. Perferably I would like for a science teacher to answer this question or anyone who knows about this topic.

Answer 1

It depends on the surface you drop the egg onto.

There was an experiment done in the 1970's where a special grade of foam rubber pad was set out and an egg dropped from over 100 ft. It bounced and was then fried on a skillet to demonstrate that it wasn't hard boiled.

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I correct myself::: not 100 ft... 700 ft!

David Donoghue of Blackpool, England holds the record of the highest egg drop in which the egg remained intact. The height? An amazing 700 feet (213 m).

David threw the eggs onto a golf course in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Getting the physics right is a vital part of the record. “You have to get the forward velocity equal to the downward velocity, then get the egg to land nearly perpendicular on a steep slope,” says David.

Source: [Guinness Book of World Records]

Answer 2

1-2 inches....thats off a hard object...floor or table....the surface that doesnt give will break it but a surface that has yield in it,such as your basketball has too many variables to give you an exact answer...

Answer 3

25 miles if it's attached to a parachute and lands on a pile of feathers

Answer 4

it depends on what you drop it on