Designing an Effective Egg Catcher: Materials and Strategies

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The discussion focuses on designing an effective egg catcher using limited materials: one piece of paper, one piece of aluminum foil, two straws, and 20 cm of tape. The proposed design involves creating a cylinder with paper supported by straws, complemented by a net made from aluminum foil and tape. Suggestions include layering aluminum foil and paper to enhance deceleration and considering a box structure made from straws for improved effectiveness. These strategies aim to maximize the egg's safety upon impact from a height of one meter.

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1. My assignment is to create an egg catcher to successfully catch an egg dropped from a height of a meter, the only materials I can use is:
1 Piece of paper
1 piece of aluminum foil
2 straws
20cm of tape


What I was planning to do was create a cylinder with the paper and using the straws as support, while creating a net from the aluminum foil and tape, any suggestions to help with my plan or any different designs would be highly appreciated THANKS
 
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Perhaps a couple layers of aluminum foil followed by paper would be a good way to decelerate the egg and stop it. Just a suggestion
 
I was considering creating a box from the straws and having layers of aluminum foil and paper, do you think that may work better. Also thanks for the suggestion!
 

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