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Why would a penny seem to "float" above you if you dropped it as you were descending a roller coaster?

Wouldn't the popsicle box weigh down the parachute?

Do you think that it would work to make a popsicle box and cushion it on the inside?

We can either use notebook paper or printer paper. And yes, I twisted the tape to fashion threads. Here is a model of what I constructed: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/222/eggdropbm1.png/

We are only allowed to you printer paper/lined paper. I first constructed a small parachute out of 3/4 of a piece of paper (worked perfectly, but the contraption tilted as it went down) and my second parachute was the size of a round table (rather big). Unfortunately, the paper restrictions led...

Thanks, we have to drop from about 3 stories high.

In my Honors Physics class we were assigned to construct a egg drop contraption solely out of tape, popsicle sticks, and paper. The first time I constructed it I made a paper parachute and attached a paper cone to the parachute (to hold the egg). Unfortunately, the egg broke upon impact. Any...