2.97 Egg Drop during IAP 2008

[lilboone9866]

think i am in middle school we have to do this but the teacher throws them off the roof randomly like as fast and as fast as he wants too! but its only 2 stories!! but he throws them downwards!! we are only in middle school!!!

[pumoo]

たまご

[Muleskin0017]

its always an asian!

[Kargoneth]

I just had an idea: Suspend the egg in a non-Newtonian fluid (eg, water + cornstarch) and toss it off the building. If the forces are right, the fluid should solidify on impact, protecting the egg (basically like temporarily encasing it in rock).

[mams66]

we have to drop it from the 2nd story of our school

i can only use, tin foil, straws, toothpicks, and paper cups

it may not weigh over 17 grams

no tape or glue

any ideas?? its due tuesday..

[Superdordor]

i have the same thing but 3 storys

but it in water salt and a sock

[orgminyak]

how was it?

[mams66]

turned out great, the egg didnt break ^.^

made a rocket like shape, the tip of it tok all the impact and the egg was tangled in a web of rubberbads so it just like dangled in there but survived

[valdezmiguel2]

hardboil it.

[JerseyMusicChannel]

@mams66 Staples? (:

[chadheck96]

Get a whoopy cusion, then stuff it with rubber, then some jello substance, then cotton, then a soft padding.

[RVCCEngineers]

Stuff it with rubber? You're the smartest person. Ever.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

why didn't you just make a big paper parachute mended together with duct tape?

[loonywillem]

would take too long to reach the ground.

Their goal was to get the egg to the ground unharmed the fastest way. a parachute would be easy yes but hey...

why the easy way when you can do it the almost impossible way is probably the MIT's main lifeway XD

[625warveteran]

then whats the point?

you can easily make a parachute,

but not everyone can make a padded box that can survivie a 5 story fall.

[Tyncidog]

the rocket shaped one was pretty good! Our class can only use paper and tape for the prototype. if the egg breaks we fail

[Tyncidog]

why

[raptorhunter104]

what do you meen by why why as in why post bob to help me take over youtube or why wi;; i kill bunny

[Jacky833]

smart guy

[jeas123196]

which one?

[youngmasterpete]

That was fun to watch and seemed like it was fun to do

[retardno002]

A bag of non-newtonian fluid and voila problem solved... ! (cuz it spreads the impact's force all around the egg, and considering how resistant to pressure an egg's shell can be I think it would remain intact no matter what the height would be)

[loonywillem]

next time they trow something like this together sign yourself up and maybe you'll get an invitation into MIT for that groundbreaking invention :p.

nah just kidding :D. but seriously, there are tons of ways to get an egg faster than theirs on the ground unharmed and the things they threw together ain't one of em for sure

[willberb]

I like the red rocket red rocket red rocket!

[batteekha]

Good job guys. IF I were NASA I would've hired you all.