Egg Drop Project?

Question

I have to do an eggdrop project. Styrofoam peanuts,Bubble wrap and parachutes are not allowed.
Im not asking for ANSWERS just ideas to help me create my own project mmkays?

Answer 1

You can do what i did when i was in elementary school. I used the shoe box method.

Material

1.) 5 Pair of socks
2.) Shoe box
3.) Cotton balls
4.) Newspaper
5.) duck tap
6.) Rope

steps

1.) Put the egg in a sock and then but another sock over that one making a layer. (you will have a total layer of 10 socks)

2.) Fill the shoe box with the cotton balls and the newspaper.

3.) Take the lid of the shoe box and turn it to were the bottom part is facing you. now get 4 pieces of rope and tape each piece of rope to one corner of the box ( Note: you should still be able to close the box)

4.) Make a square poach and connect the four ropes to the corners of the poach.

5.) Place the egg with the layer of socks around it in the box.






The poach is using kinetic energy to slow the egg down with out cracking it.

Answer 2

If you can get the egg to drop the same way every time, your life will be a lot easier. This means if your device is weighted at the bottom, it will make sure you only have to cushion the egg in one direction. For padding, there are tons of soft things out there-try wool or cotton balls. Styrofoam peanuts and bubble wrap are cheap things to pack stuff in; there are plenty of household items which cushion as well or better that just cost a little more.

Answer 3

i did this project, you suspend the egg in the middle of a box by puching a hole on each side on the same plane, put the egg in a piece of pantyhose, run it thru the box then tie it in place, then secure it with another piece running perpendicular to the first one, mmkay?

Answer 4

i made a space ship out of styrofoam and used cotton balls and made a little parachute at the top of it. the egg didn't break and I got an A+

Answer 5

i am asuming that you cannot hardboil the egg so use ALOT of tape.....or a few twinkeys.......or tape it to a beach ball and then on the oposite end tape something that is heiver to the beach ball so that the egg doesnt hit the floor realy hard..........or if you can knitt or know someone who can knitt then you should knitt a little holder for it........ummmmm try newspaper........mabey christmas bows or birthday bows will work if you cover the egg in them.......try wraping it with wraping paper, lots of layers. thats all i can think of i hope it helps

Answer 6

As shown contained in the first luner touchdown an mars It develop into coated in wrap very resembling "bubble wrap." If it worked on the touchdown on mars. it would paintings for an egg dropped off of a bldg. good luck. <}:-})

Answer 7

try pieces of cloth like socks or a cut up t-shirt or somthing similuar to that
a friend of mine used a shoe i'm not sure of the outcome but its worth a try :o)
also pretest all rigs before the actual egg drop test

Answer 8

Hard boil the egg

Answer 9

i googled egg drop...literally i got this site...try this out
http://users.adelphia.net/~jberger5/eggdrop.html
http://www.amnh.org/rose/mars/eggdrop.html