2007-06-20 15:07:41 · 7 answers · asked by princy j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
go buy some twinkies and plastic cups. Weight the bottom of a plastic cup with a five or six pennies, then take a twinkie, cut it lengthwise down the middle and line the bottom of the cup with it. place the egg on the opend twinkie. Now pack more twinkies tightly around the sides and top of the egg until the cup is full. Make a parachute for the cup out of a garbage bag, using a metal coat hanger to form a frame for the chute in order to esure it will stay open. attach the chute to the cup with two lengths of string about 2 ft long.
I used this design and was able to drop an egg from five stories onto a concrete sidewalk without breaking.
2007-06-20 15:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by boredatwork 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two ways to reduce the risk of the egg breaking when it hits the ground:
First, spread the force over a greater surface area. Suspending the egg in liquid will achieve this. If that's not possible, hold the egg in a pouch to distribute the force evenly, and suspend the pouch in the middle of a frame so the pouch never hits the ground.
Second, increase the time over which the force is applied. If you made a box and suspended the egg in the middle of the box with springs, it won't come to an abrupt stop when it hits the ground. If the egg decelerates gradually, like it would on a spring, it will be less likely to break.
2007-06-20 15:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, I've seen the best design is to utilize a cone shape with padding inside shaped to house the egg above it, and then drop it. Your brother might also want to use a parachute-like system to slow the egg's descent.
2007-06-20 15:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by Confused about life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh! i like doing this! One layout that I had develop right into a cone formed funnel type factor. Make a cone out of shape paper, or poster board, and stuff the top with fluff, and something to weigh it down. once you drop it the egg must be unhurt, with basically the factor of the funnel being overwhelmed. good success!
2016-10-18 05:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by xie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
place the egg in a balloon, fill balloon with water.
2007-06-20 20:08:14 · answer #5 · answered by dark bubble 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
temperpedic foam. wrap 8 inches around it and let her drop
2007-06-20 15:16:00 · answer #6 · answered by newtonman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this will sound bad, but use maxi-pads. Seriously.
2007-06-20 15:14:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋