Non-Newtonian Fluid Egg Protector

I wanted to fined a way to protect an egg from breaking when it decelerated rapidly. I wanted to apply extreme acceleration and then ultimate deceleration, hitting a solid object and have the egg survive. My plan was to surround the egg with a non-Newtonian fluid. The idea was that the force of hitting the ground would be distributed evenly across the surface of the egg. By doing this, the egg with its natural strength would stay in one piece.

As it turns out, the egg is buoyant when in the non-Newtonian fluid that I created. This meant that the force would only be distributed over 80% or so of the surface of the egg. Will it work? My vessel was a simple zip-lock bag.

Here is another Do It Yourself I have created: http://www.instructables.com/id/External-Battery-for-DV-camera/

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• Egg
• Drop
• non-Newtonian
• fluid
• extreme
• deceleration

[xixihahayo]

i guess if you drop from a lower position, the protection effect itself will become weaker, is it?

[arthurschwieger]

@xixihahayo

That sounds about right. An egg dropped from a low potential energy would not need much protection. The non_Newtonian fluid is somewhat thick anyway and it doesn't take much energy for it to start acting more like a solid than a liquid. Plane water in a similar bag protected an egg to 10 feet. After than, CRACK!

[pistolo001]

I bet the egg is all mixed and orange on the inside.

[arthurschwieger]

@pistolo001 I have wondered about that as well. The next time I do this, I am going to run more tests with more eggs. I think after each drop, I will mark the egg and use another one for the next drop. Then clean the eggs up and crack them open and see what their brains are like after the fall.

[79sparkling]

Самое тупое применение законов физики. Взрослые дяди развлекаются

[arthurschwieger]

I tried a translation on this and this is what came up: The most blunt application of the laws of physics. Adults uncle fun

[gatacosmica]

The future of car security.

[TheGreatGYROFLUFF]

get in a ballon full of this and jump off a sky scrapper if the egg is fine so should you right?

[evanthegr8]

I came up with the same idea as an extra credit project for AP Physics C. Our second attempt we were given our choice of materials. Instead of going the standard route of slowing the descent or cushioning the fall, I believed that the cornstarch water mixture (non newtonian fluid) would distribute the force of collision equally. Instead of a plastic bag I actually used a paper cup and the egg survived a 20 ft drop!

[evanthegr8]

I came up with the same idea as an extra credit project for AP Physics C. We performed our standard egg drop creating contraptions to slow the fall. On our second attempt we were allowed our choice of materials. Instead of going the standard route of slowing the descent or cushioning the fall, I believed that the cornstarch water mixture (non newtonian fluid) would distribute the force of collision equally. Instead of a plastic bag I actually used a paper cup and the egg survived a 20 ft drop!

[evanthegr8]

I came up with the same idea as an extra credit project for AP Physics C. We performed our standard egg drop creating contraptions to slow the fall. On our second attempt we were allowed our choice of materials. Instead of going the standard route of slowing the descent or cushioning the fall, I believed that the cornstarch water mixture (non newtonian fluid) would distribute the force of collision equally. Instead of a plastic bag I actually used a paper cup and the egg survived a 20 ft drop!

[Bl4s3]

baaaang :D

[holycrapitstony]

@pistolo001 The yolk is actually really hard to break. Along with the other fluids, the shell will cushion any force given to the yolk.