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liljediboi
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any suggestions on this lab? dropped from i guess 3 stories up and the vehicle must be around 50 grams. no parachutes or padding either.
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The discussion revolves around an egg drop lab challenge where participants must design a protective structure for an egg that can withstand a drop from approximately three stories. The constraints include a weight limit of around 50 grams and the prohibition of parachutes or padding.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation
Approaches and Questions Raised
- Participants share various design ideas, such as using a plastic cup with weights and a paper towel roll to secure the egg. Others reflect on past experiences with similar competitions, questioning the effectiveness of materials like newspaper and tape for constructing a protective container. There are inquiries about how to balance weight and height for optimal scoring in a contest setting.
Discussion Status
The conversation includes multiple interpretations of the challenge, with participants offering personal experiences and suggestions without reaching a consensus. Some have shared successful designs while others express uncertainty about their approaches, indicating a productive exchange of ideas.
Contextual Notes
Participants mention specific materials allowed for construction, such as paper, toothpicks, and glue, as well as the competitive nature of the task, which adds pressure to innovate under constraints. There is also a reference to a previous competition where none of the eggs survived, highlighting the difficulty of the challenge.
- #2
pedestrian
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I did something like this last year. I used a plastic cup and put weights in it so the bottom always hit first. I then glue half of a paper towel roll to the bottom of the cup so that the cup surrounds most of the roll. The egg fit snug in the roll so it didn't move and didn't break. The weights made sure that the vehicle didn't turn over while in flight and the bottom hit the ground and not the egg.
It looked a little like this http://www.ped01.com/cup.jpg
It looked a little like this http://www.ped01.com/cup.jpg
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- #3
recon
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There was an egg drop competition at my school the other day for younger students. Not one of their eggs survived the 3-storey drop. They were asked to construct the container in which to put the egg in out of only newspaper and tape. I am still wondering as to how this can be achieved as the teacher did not bother telling us.
- #4
guerrilla7
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i need to do something similar to the egg drop for a big physics contest on march 6th..i have to build an egg protecting structure out of either paper, toothpicks, 1mm diameter string, and small amounts of white glue..and then drop something on the structure without the egg breaking...sounds easy right? but it's a contest so the heavier the thing u drop is, the higher the score..and the lighter and shorter the egg protecting structure, the higher the score
if anyone has any ideas for me i would really appreciate it
here's the original thread with the contest rules
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14252
if anyone has any ideas for me i would really appreciate it
here's the original thread with the contest rules
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14252
- #5
liljediboi
- 27
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some people in our lab created a cone with some of that posterboard stuff. its stronger than newspaper, but with enough layers, it should give the same results.
now as a report back on mine, it worked.. during trials, but failed me when it was tested for a grade.
that's 5 points off out of 40! jeezSimilar threads
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