What materials can be used in an egg drop challenge without tape or glue?

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The discussion focuses on materials suitable for an egg drop challenge where participants cannot use tape or glue. The allowed materials include balloons, toothpicks, string, paperclips, straws, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, rubber bands, paper, cups, newspapers, and plastic sheets. Participants are restricted to using only five of these materials, and a money system is in place to manage resource allocation. Creative combinations of these materials can lead to effective designs that protect the egg during the drop.

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  • Research effective egg drop designs using "balloon and straw combinations".
  • Explore "impact absorption techniques" using cotton balls and rubber bands.
  • Investigate "lightweight structural designs" using toothpicks and paperclips.
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Our class is making an egg drop design but the rule is we can't use any tape or glue and we can only use these materials
Balloon, toothpick, string, paperclip, straw, cotton ball, pipe cleaner, rubber band, paper, cup, newspaper, and plastic sheet
 
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Elan_se said:
Balloon, toothpick, string, paperclip, straw, cotton ball, pipe cleaner, rubber band, paper, cup, newspaper, and plastic sheet
With all that you can shoot the egg to the Moon and land is safely.
 
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With all that you can shoot the egg to the Moon and land is safely.
we are only allowed to use about 5 of these. there's a money system.
 

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