Egg drop recommendations
Alright, I'm running out of ideas for this project of mine. I am given only masking tape, no other tape, and a piece of cardboard. Don't worry about that, I'll take care of that part. I need ideas for what to put inside my box. Basically, we're going to put eggs inside a box and dropping it from 5 stories high and see whose survives. The one with the most eggs surviving wins. I need ideas to put inside the box to use as cushions so the eggs survive.
I only have a day to make this one, because it is a prototype, not the real one. It will be smaller than the legal size.
My first prototype had shredded paper in it with two eggs, and both survived. Now that my teacher knows about this, I need to have another material to use.
I cannot wrap the eggs with tape, nor can I use food.
Summary:[b]I need to know what to put inside a box with eggs that will survive a 5 story fall. Food that can splatter, spoil, anything flammable, or glass is prohibited. [/b]
Thanks.
EDIT: After the fall, judges will open the box. If they can't open it, I'll be disqualified. Also, I cannot use a parachute.
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c0ndoms?
Packing peanuts. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Best option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSOjdbRFm4k
Use a coat hanger and put the egg in the top part of it like a cradle. Put rubber bands around the egg and coat hanger to create a sort of cradle.
Cottonballs.
[quote=iNerd]Can you use corn starch? or is that classified as food? Corn Starch will not make an egg shatter, no matter how far you drop it from.[/quote]
I'll answer every food question tomorrow. I sent my teacher questions about it and I'll get a response tomorrow, so I'll PM/quote you about it.
But I'm guessing I probably can't.
[quote=golatias]Magnets. Put a negative charged magnet on the bottom of the box, and a positive charged magnet on the top.[/quote]
Put magnets all around the egg and the walls so the egg will never hit the cardboard
Or a magnetic cage/box inside a box... although it may get expensive...
[quote=vectorwindia]This too! Totally forgot [/quote]
Sorry, nothing can be changed by the egg. Must be a regular old egg.
@Coordination This... is actually pretty smart. I'll have to check if this is legal.
If you can use RICE!
Magnets. Put a negative charged magnet on the bottom of the box, and a positive charged magnet on the top.
leaves, grass, styrofoam peanuts/balls, bubble wrap and lots of tape made into small balls stuck to the walls of the box.
[quote=Pastafarian]I did this in 7th grade.. What I did was I cooked the egg into a hard boiled egg and dropped it.[/quote]
This too! Totally forgot
Fill it with Germ-X. It worked for me. The egg gets suspended in the middle.
sand and marshmallows
I did this in 7th grade.. What I did was I cooked the egg into a hard boiled egg and dropped it.
Egg inside a balloon with water. Trust me.
[quote=Gaosaurusx3]@MageOfRain: might as well dump shredded newspapers/cotton/face towels in there i guess
but try the glue thing, roll egg in glue, let it dry roll it in glue again let it dry, and keep repeating. you'll be creating layers and hopefully it'll keep the egg in shape after the fall.[/quote]
Using shredded newspaper/paper again is a last resort if I cannot find any materials. And after the fall, they're going to crack each one that survived so they'll find out if glue is on it. You can do anything to the egg except wrapping it in tape and etc. You can wrap it in bubble wrap, though.
i make killer egg drop soup
hmm you could use alot of cotton ball. i had a project like that last semester, and we had a parachute to help.
@MageOfRain: might as well dump shredded newspapers/cotton/face towels in there i guess
but try the glue thing, roll egg in glue, let it dry roll it in glue again let it dry, and keep repeating. you'll be creating layers and hopefully it'll keep the egg in shape after the fall.
Put the egg in a cup of water
[quote=Gaosaurusx3]@MageOfRain: if you can't get your hands on any of what i suggested above, melt a lot of cheese(mozzarella) and hopefully that'll work. or make jello and put the egg in the centre of the jello [/quote]
I may as well post what he said, anyways. "The container may not contain any substance that will splatter including peanut butter,
jell-o, liquids, fruits or vegetables (popcorn is okay), powdered soap, flammable
substances of any kind or glass" So based on this, jello, unfortunately, is not allowed. I'm trying to avoid food because even though some are legal, something might happen.
@MageOfRain: if you can't get your hands on any of what i suggested above, melt a lot of cheese(mozzarella) and hopefully that'll work. or make jello and put the egg in the centre of the jello
[quote=Gaosaurusx3]cover it in honey and glue marshmallows on the egg, draw faces to show the expression of the marshmallows being ready to endure such a long fall
put cotton swabs also to reinforce the marshmallows [/quote]
Your idea of marshmallows might actually work... my teacher sent me the official rules just now and said I can use food that does not splatter, spoil, etc. So popcorn and etc is fine. So.... there's a chance I'll try your idea. But I still need more ideas, so keep them coming!
Edit* just realized you said no food, so plan b, get some glue bottles (not glue sticks) dump all the glue into a bowl, roll the egg in the bowl of glue, and stick some cotton swabs on it. *here's the important part!* add layers! don't just put 1 coating of cotton swabs and glue.
1-cover eggs in glue
2-let the glue dry
3-cover the eggs in glue again
4-add cotton swabs
5-dump in glue again
6-more cotton swabs!
so much that it'll look like a snowball. and if you can't do that then repeat steps 1-6 on the box instead and if you are going to add sponges, i suggest soaking it a bit in cold water before dropping it
[quote=Destroiem]I did this last semester. Use sponges (they work good), stick the egg in a peanut butter jar (it works but is messy), or put the egg inside a bag of popcorn.[/quote]
I don't quite follow on the sponges part. Do I just fill the box full of sponges (wet?) and leave an egg in the middle?
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[quote=roxyboom]Bubble wrap, those styrofoam peanut thingies... and something else that can absorb shock really well.
Edit: LOL @Sikiru, that reminds me, but for an egg drop a couple years ago, my friend actually used peanut butter around the egg And I don't think it cracked either.[/quote]
Oh darn, too bad I can't use anything involving food. Since this is a prototype, though, I need materials easily found in a house. I don't have the time to drive somewhere to get styrofoam peanuts/etc. Unless bubble wrap is available at like 99 cent stores or something.
soap, rubber, clothing, leaves, grass, blankets, pillows, springs at the bottom of the container. Just throwing different things out there.
Bubble wrap, those styrofoam peanut thingies... and something else that can absorb shock really well.
Edit: LOL @Sikiru, that reminds me, but for an egg drop a couple years ago, my friend actually used peanut butter around the egg And I don't think it cracked either.
I did this last year. I put paper towel, bubble wrap, and Cheerios in mine ;D The egg survived.
EDIT: Sorry, didn't read the no food. But mine almost survived without Cheerios when I first made it ;P
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I'm not sure if you're kidding or not, but I forgot to mention this: After the fall, judges will open the box. So if they cannot open the box, I am disqualified and my grade will go down one letter.
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