Can anyone help us with an egg drop project?

[Uuaww]

Just had another thought--Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. They are divorced, not sure on their custody arrangement. LOTS of animosity between the two of them.

Of course this is in California.

But when Denise started her show--Charlie tried to prevent his children from being filmed and a judge ruled in Denise's favor. Does anyone remember that?

When in divorce, I don't think parents have as much rights as they think they have when it comes to controlling what happens with the kids when it isn't their turn.

Way too much precedent.

Yeah, I am going to say that I am 99% certain you are in the wrong topic.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Yeah, I am going to say that I am 99% certain you are in the wrong topic.

Yah think!!!!!!!!!!1


Darn I hate being sick and delerious!

Crap!

Okay how to make it pertinent--I bet, Charlie wanted to chuck an egg at Denise's head--how best to make the trajectory

 

[englishteacha]

We did this at camp using recyclables. We gave them yogurt containers, toilet paper tubes, newspaper, and rubber bands. 2 groups had eggs survive! Can you use any of those objects?

 

[Lionqueen2]

Our egg drops not only needed to survive the drop from a few stories, but needed to be the lightest package in order to win our contests. Bubble wrap did the trick every time. Get a small egg (weighs less than larger eggs), wrap carefully several times in bubble wrap (mostly air, very little weight) and tape with scotch tape to hold the egg in place. Takes a minute to put together.

 

[dakcp2001]

How old is your student? Am I the only one that thinks the student should be trying to figure this out to learn something?

Ok, I guess I am just bitter that my parents never helped me with my homework. It is kind of cheating to get the answer online though isn't it?

 

[ceecee]

Thanks for all the replies! The list states we can use a TP tube without the TP, no bubble wrap, no padding of any kind ie:foam or peanuts. Rubber bands can be used but cardboard box can't unless it's a remade box. We can figure out how to get the rubber bands attached to the box. It can only be 6" so the panty hose in the bottle isn't working. This could be a fun project but the restrictions she put on it are too much! I've heard this science teacher is like college level but this is really got us stumped. DD is in Science Olympiad and used to working out things like this too.

 

[Squishypig]

When we did an egg drop (as a senior in high school!), my group used a liter soda bottle, weighted the bottom (so it would fall bottom first) and then threw in a bunch of fluffed up rubber bands. Placed the egg on top, taped the top and threw it off the stadium. The rubber bands compacted as they absorbed the impact and the egg survived! I'm not sure that it would meet your size requirements though.

 

[JR6ooo4]

My son had to drop his from roof of a 4 story building and survived. He used two wire hangers and another wire hanger to make a "box" kite. He used newspapers to wrap around the perimeter of the kite. Using fishing lines, we suspended a small plastic container in the middle of the kite. Make sure you glue cotton balls inside the plastic container to keep the egg in place. Hope you understand.

Good point.
Design to survive a substantial impact, or reduce the impact substantially.

Mikeeee

 

[lila]

I used jello when i did this in school - but I think you said no food items? It did work like a charm.

 

[daisax]

I'm another person who can't believe parents are not only "helping" their kid figure it out but employing www research to do so. Isn't the purpose off the egg drop problem to figure it out on your own or with your friends/lab partners?

Wouldn't you rather your kid give it a good effort and have the egg crack than just hand him the answer (and the grade)?

 

[Rafiki31]

I'm another person who can't believe parents are not only "helping" their kid figure it out but employing www research to do so. Isn't the purpose off the egg drop problem to figure it out on your own or with your friends/lab partners?

Wouldn't you rather your kid give it a good effort and have the egg crack than just hand him the answer (and the grade)?

ok, thanks I was starting to think the world had gone mad.

 

[Carriemel]

Hard boil that egg!