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Dropping an egg without breaking...
So I have to make a container no larger than 10cm x 10cm x 10cm.
An egg has to be placed inside the container and dropped from a height of 20ft, and the object is for the egg to survive the fall and not break.
This is a competition, and points are awarded for
1) The egg not breaking
2) The smaller the volume and mass of the object gets more points.
3) The time it takes someone to "load" the egg into the box needs to be minimized for more points.
Other than that, anything goes. I'm trying to make something light that will absorb enough of the shock that the egg can survive, but its not really heavy. Any ideas are welcome though :)
So I have to make a container no larger than 10cm x 10cm x 10cm.
An egg has to be placed inside the container and dropped from a height of 20ft, and the object is for the egg to survive the fall and not break.
This is a competition, and points are awarded for
1) The egg not breaking
2) The smaller the volume and mass of the object gets more points.
3) The time it takes someone to "load" the egg into the box needs to be minimized for more points.
Other than that, anything goes. I'm trying to make something light that will absorb enough of the shock that the egg can survive, but its not really heavy. Any ideas are welcome though :)