Egg Drop

Silound · 03-31-2010, 09:27 PM

I had to do one of these as a kid with toothpicks and glue, nothing else.

The key to a successful drop is having some part of the assembly that will crush. collapse, or compress freely and gently upon impact (I used weak glue joints on the outer structure of mine).

The best thing is to design an internal "egg carrier" and then place it in something that will absorb the impact easily.

First thing that comes to mind though is a 7x7 wad of bubble wrap

taltos · 03-31-2010, 09:43 PM

Can he hard boil the egg first? Check the rules and see if this is not allowed.

filly · 03-31-2010, 09:54 PM

Not to be a party pooper here but isn't HE supposed to design the thing? I mean as a teacher ( yeah I am) the kids are supposed to think and get creative. Ok, stepping off soap box now.

BTW, your kids teacher will hate the knox mess even if it has no sugar. lol
Trust me on this one.

cbsmokin · 04-01-2010, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filly

Not to be a party pooper here but isn't HE supposed to design the thing? I mean as a teacher ( yeah I am) the kids are supposed to think and get creative. Ok, stepping off soap box now.

BTW, your kids teacher will hate the knox mess even if it has no sugar. lol
Trust me on this one.

He is definitely involved, but lets be realistic here, just like any other project a lot of the work falls on the parents.

03-31-2010, 09:27 PM	#1
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: Egg Drop I had to do one of these as a kid with toothpicks and glue, nothing else. The key to a successful drop is having some part of the assembly that will crush. collapse, or compress freely and gently upon impact (I used weak glue joints on the outer structure of mine). The best thing is to design an internal "egg carrier" and then place it in something that will absorb the impact easily. First thing that comes to mind though is a 7x7 wad of bubble wrap __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!

03-31-2010, 09:43 PM	#2
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: Egg Drop Can he hard boil the egg first? Check the rules and see if this is not allowed. __________________ Jimmy, some of its magic, some of its tragic, but I had a good life all the way. He Went to Paris, J. Buffett

03-31-2010, 09:54 PM	#3
filly Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jenny Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 64 Trading: (0)	Re: Egg Drop Not to be a party pooper here but isn't HE supposed to design the thing? I mean as a teacher ( yeah I am) the kids are supposed to think and get creative. Ok, stepping off soap box now. BTW, your kids teacher will hate the knox mess even if it has no sugar. lol Trust me on this one.