What is the best way to protect an egg in an egg drop?
Plastic Bag Designs
A hard shell is not the only way to protect an egg during an egg drop. Plastic bags are less of a shell, but they provide a structure to hold padding material around the egg. Add padding such as foam, bubble wrap or packing peanuts between the egg and the side of a small plastic bag.
How far can you drop an egg without it cracking?
An egg dropped from a higher height has more energy because it is going faster. That means that the cushioning system has to absorb more energy if it is going to protect the egg from breaking. If the egg is falling from 2 feet, the distance is 2 feet, so the time is. 354 seconds.
What are the best materials for an egg drop?
Materials
- Raw egg, or other payload that needs protecting.
- Container, like a cardboard tube, cup, box, etc.
- External protection materials, like balloons, rubber bands, craft sticks, straws, etc.
- Internal padding, like fabric, packing materials, paper, etc.
- Pen or pencil.
- Paper.
- Tape.
- Scissors.
What is the best shock absorber for dropping an egg?
Fill a box three times the size of the quart bag with packing peanuts, and place the plastic bag in the center. Fill the rest of the box, and seal it shut with duct tape or masking tape. The double layer of Styrofoam works as a shock absorber for the egg.
Why doesn’t an egg break when dropped on a pillow?
The egg dropped on the floor stops very quickly, which means the force on the egg is large, so it breaks. The egg dropped on the pillow slows down and stops more slowly since the pillow is squishy, therefore the force on the egg is smaller and the egg does not break.
Will an egg break if dropped on grass?
To do this you must hold the egg pointed end uppermost before dropping it, and make sure you drop it on grass (ie something soft) not concrete. When the egg hits the ground the forces of the impact are distributed around the shell so it does not break.
Will an egg break if dropped in water?
What should happen is in your first two egg drops, the egg cracks. But with the egg in the salt water, the egg doesn’t crack. The egg shell is not strong enough to withstand this force, and it breaks. In the second drop, even when the egg is in the bottle, it still hits the surface on a small area of the egg shell.
How much force does it take to break an egg?
Usually, it takes a little more than 5 ½ pounds of force to crack an eggshell — much less than the weight of a human being — but the precise amount of force needed depends on the direction in which that force is applied and how much the force is distributed (or not) over the surface of the shell.
How do you make an egg unbreakable?
Instructions. Wrap the egg in cling film, place in your palm and close your hand around it so your fingers are completely wrapped around the egg. Squeeze as hard as you can. The egg should remain in one piece.
How do you make an egg drop contraption?
To make the contraption, combine two parts corn starch with one part water to fill a quart-size plastic bag. Then simply stick the egg inside the bag and let it fall to the ground.
What absorbs impact the best?
Sorbothane® absorbs up to 94.7% of impact shock. Sorbothane® is a highly-damped, visco-elastic, polymeric solid.
Can’t crack an egg in your hand?
By completely surrounding the egg with your hand, the pressure you apply by squeezing is distributed evenly all over the egg. However, eggs do not stand up well to uneven forces which is why they crack easily when you push on just one side or wear a ring (or why it cracks on the side of a bowl).
How do you drop an egg without breaking it using straws and tape?
Loosely wrap a rubber band around the egg. Gently stack the straws upright between the rubber band and the egg. Do this around the entire egg to create a crate. It helps to have a friend assist you.