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Physics: Egg drop 18 feet, three times, using two materials?
Can you help me out with a physics challenge?
I have to create something with one meter of tape and 10 sheets of paper that will protect an egg from cracking or breaking from an 18 foot drop. It will be dropped three times and it has to be free falling 80% of the time.
HELP?!
2 Answers
- Max JLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
With those materials, some sort of parachute with a protective basket that will take a majority of the shock when the egg does hit ground seems like it would be the best option to me. probably something like 9 sheets for the parachute, use tape sparingly, and then 1 sheet of paper for the egg support structure and rigging.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
make some gak start up with rather below 2 liters of water (slightly below 2 kg) and upload corn starch till it fairly is appropriate to the consistency of pudding, stir ok. at below a cm thick i ended an egg from 2 thoughts. determine which you do test till you come across the main appropriate consistency.