Hi, so guess what??? Our egg drop device was a SUCCESS! Keana and I (aka the Peruvian Eskimos) had a great day on Wednesday. Watch the video above for more details. Keana dropped it over the side of 'Akahi (about 3 1/2 stories tall) and I video'd its' fall. We did have to make a minor change, however: instead of stuffing the box with cotton, we used crumpled up (UNUSED) toilet paper. It did not matter— the device still did its job to our satisfaction. I was so happy not to hear a sickening thud and the squelch of a broken egg coming from our device, like it did to some other groups. However, we did have to do it again because the first time we dropped our device, it kind of hit a bush. That means that our egg survived TWICE :). All of the groups in our class had great ideas for egg drop devices: one group had a stack of sponges that encased the egg and was secured by rubber bands, another had aerodynamic design that would allow the egg to land safely, and yet another was a simple box filled with lots and lots of packing peanuts and filler. No two groups had the same design, so it was interesting to see how most of them worked. There was actually nothing I would have changed about our design... it was successful, so why change what already works?
Hi Nikki! If I remember correctly, your capsule was a box with tissue paper inside of it. I thought that was simple, but it seems it worked out well. Austin and I shared your relief when our egg didn't crack as well. Good job! :)
ReplyDeleteYay! our project was a success! haha, too bad i forgot the cotton balls but the point is that the egg survived with no cracks or scratches at all. I think it would have been really cool if the aero dynamic ones worked the way they were suppose to- like spin down to the ground and land up right.
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