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How do you drop an egg from high up without it breaking?

My daughter is doing an Egg Drop Challenge in school and we need ideas.The eggs are going to be dropped from the grandstand roof. I think some people are making parachutes but I'm not sure that is very reliable.
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curiosi · 61-69, F
If you soak an egg in vinegar the eggshell will absorb the acid and break down, or dissolve. The calcium carbonate will become carbon dioxide gas, which will go into the air. What is left is the soft tissue that lined the inside of the eggshell. It will bounce!
morrgin · F
@curiosi that sounds interesting
xixgun · M
Hard boil it first- 🙄
KingofPizza2 · 41-45, M
There are a lot of ways... what are the specific rules? If you do it right, surrounding it with balloons can work. Or like a wireframe with rubber bands suspending the egg in the middle.
MelanieUK · 22-25, F
ok stretch the neck of a ballon put some foam in and the egg then some more foam,
blow the ballon up with a little air and drop worked from 8ft
morrgin · F
@MelanieUK I thought of something like that too. Maybe add the parachute for extra?
MelanieUK · 22-25, F
@morrgin we didn't have a parachute at school when we did it in a science class, but that was around 8ft so maybe yes for your drop
SW-User
We did that in high school. We used old newspapers to cover the eggs up until it's thick enough to not easily break. And yes, make a parachute for it. Fortunately, nothing was broken when we did it.
Bubble wrap it.
FloorGenAdm · 51-55, M
How do they know if it's a real egg or a fake egg? 🍳
Success · 26-30, F
Freeze it and keep it in the carton.
morrgin · F
@Success I thought of something like that too. I have a couple of kites maybe we could make into a glider.
Success · 26-30, F
@morrgin Oops. Changed my answer.
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morrgin · F
@SW-User not sure how high the grandstand is but originally they were going to to drop it from a hot air balloon.
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
I remember each of my kids had the same assigment. They worked out intricate shock absorbing systems.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
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Dlrannie · 31-35, F
Attach it to a bungy rope
Butterflykisses24 · 51-55, F
Bubble wrap,cotton balls
Redstar · 36-40, M
Sabatage everyones egg so no one beats her :P
english · 56-60, M
hard boil it silly,🙃

 
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