Design an Egg Encasement to Survive a 3m Drop

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around designing an encasement for an egg that can survive a drop from a height of 3 meters, with a size constraint of 150 cubic centimeters. Participants explore various ideas and approaches related to this physics challenge.

Discussion Character

  • Homework-related
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • The original poster (OP) seeks ideas for an egg encasement that meets specific size and drop height requirements.
  • One participant humorously suggests that incubating the egg until it hatches would eliminate the need for an encasement, although this is met with skepticism regarding the practicality of timing.
  • Another participant points out that chicks hatch without feathers, implying that the initial suggestion may not be feasible for the challenge.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a practical solution for the egg encasement challenge, with humor and skepticism present regarding the incubation idea.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes speculative and humorous contributions, with no clear resolution or practical solutions offered for the egg encasement design.

Who May Find This Useful

Students or individuals interested in physics projects, particularly those related to engineering design challenges or egg drop experiments.

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Hi,
For my physics class I have to design some sort of encasement around an egg so that it will survive a 3m drop. The encasement (including the egg) can be no larger than 150 cubic centimeters. Any ideas?
Thank you
 
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llaskai09 said:
Hi,
For my physics class I have to design some sort of encasement around an egg so that it will survive a 3m drop. The encasement (including the egg) can be no larger than 150 cubic centimeters. Any ideas?
Thank you

Welcome to the PF. There have been lots of threads about egg drop projects here on the PF. You can see some of them linked to at the bottom of this page under the Related Threads list. You can also use the Search feature to find lots of other threads and info.

The PF Search Engine doesn't work for words of only 3 letters, so instead do a search on eggs. Read through some of those threads, and post your thoughts back here as you start to have ideas.
 
I don't know why I never thought of this before, but I have the perfect solution to this challenge. You don't even need an enclosure. Simply incubate the egg. Once it has grown feathers, surviving a 3-metre drop should be no problem.
 
Danger said:
I don't know why I never thought of this before, but I have the perfect solution to this challenge. You don't even need an enclosure. Simply incubate the egg. Once it has grown feathers, surviving a 3-metre drop should be no problem.

Clever, Danger-san. Too bad the chicks crack out of the egg without feathers. The judges will need to be made to wait a long time for this contestant's drop! :smile:
 
berkeman said:
the chicks crack out of the egg without feathers.

I know. The OP didn't mention a time limit. :biggrin:
 

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