I sure am glad that Jimi doesn't live close to Niagara Falls or we will have another science project on how to go over the falls in a barrell...LOL
Alan Di Somma Phoenix,AZ. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'rodmakers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:31 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] OT, HELP from Science type people... > Hi ' I'm new to this thread but this is a great science project. We did > this when I was in sixth grade and here is what the winner did, don't > laugh!! > > Use a card board tube or a piece of PVC Pipe big enough for the egg to > fit into and give about 3/4" clearance all around the egg and close one > end. Pour a little bit of sand into the tube so that when it is > dropped that end will hit the ground first ant the tube will be in an > upright position when it hits. Very loosely put crumpled toilet paper > into the bottom 6 inches of the tube. Pack the paper loosely, the > object is for the toilet paper to compress when the tube hits the ground > so that the deceleration of the egg is more gradual. Now here is the > trick. Make a jello plug that will fit into the ube on top of the > toilet paper, it is alright to use a cardboard divider between the > toilet paper and the tube tto support the jello. Now here is the real > trick to this whole mess. You must cut the jello plug down the middle > lengthwise and push the egg slightly into the crack. This cut is a > guide for the egg to travel through the jello when the tube hits the > ground. Pack more toilet paper of better jello cubes around the egg a > over the egg and close the top. One of these contraptions was dropped > over 100 feet and no broken egg. > > A quick note about physics IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW HEAVY THE CONTAINER > IS!!! It will always drop at the same speed and it is not the drop > speed that breaks the egg it is the rate of deceleration that the egg > experiences. Thus all the compressable material under the egg to slow > the deceleration and keep the egg intact. > > Hope that this is not to long winded > > Mike Morris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Desert Eagle > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: rodmakers > Subject: [VFB] OT, HELP from Science type people... > > OK, Here is the problem, > I was "Notified" today at dinner, that "I" was selected by Amanda > for > her science project assistant. Here is the task. We have until Monday > night > to design, build and "Test" a protective shell to house an Egg, (not > hard > boiled but raw). It must protect the Egg in a toss from a 35' building > roof. > If the egg survives unbroken, she gets a 100, if it brakes she gets a > "0". > Each student "Picked" their partner, (parent or sibling), at school. > The > instructions read that we can use "Any" resource to construct the > protective > case, (IE, internet, friends, Nasa Employees whatever). The outside > diameter > of the "Protective Case" can be no larger than 12". Our first thoughts > are > to wrap the egg in small bubble wrap, inside larger bubble wrap and then > encase it in some form of protective case. That is our basic Idea. > Anyone > ever done this successfully ??? We need help and have to construct and > test > the prototype by NLT Sunday. > > Jimi >
