if you throw a raw egg into a wall, it will break, if you throw it same speed into a sheet, it wont, why?

Answer 1

Because the sheet flexes upon impact, the wall does not.

Answer 2

Cause a sheet is not very effective and a wall is and a sheet is no harder then an egg so it will do nothing and a wall is harder so it will break the egg

Answer 3

Use Newtons F=ma to understand this.

The deceleration into the sheet is much less than the deceleration into the wall thus the force on the eggshell is less.

Why? Because the sheet deforms as the egg hits it, spreading the deceleration over a greater distance, creating an elastic collision, while the wall does not.

Answer 4

i would think its has the same concept of catching a water balloon...if its moving and stops abruptly and hits a solid surface then the egg will break but sense the sheet can absorb the impact it softens the blow...im not sure tho if you meant like a bed sheet or a sheet of paper

Answer 5

The wall provides resistance, the sheet provides a safety net. If you throw a hard-boiled egg against a wall it will break.

Answer 6

THe sheet is more softer than the wall so it probably would not break on the sheet

Answer 7

Density of wall is greater than that of an egg
Density of a sheet with nothing behind it is less than the egg.
Nuff said

Answer 8

The sheet will absorb the energy of the accelerated egg. The wall is solid and can't absorb it.

Answer 9

Because the sheet absorbs the energy of the impact.

Answer 10

Hang the sheet on the wall and I bet it WILL break.