Eggdrop Lab

The idea behind our egg drop container was to have something that was small to reduce bouncing around inside the container, padded to hopefully prevent cracking from the impact when it landed, and light so it would reach maximum velocity relatively quickly. In our small air tight tupper ware container, we packed as much stuffing as would fit in order to cushion the egg. After sealing it tight, we taped spongey pieces of foam around the tupper ware to break the fall and extend the contact time.

The forces that were acting on the container were weight force down, normal force up when it lands, air resistance up.

Our egg was completely shattered. The problem probably was that since the container itself was too small and light, too much force was applied where there wasn't enough area that could take the force. Perhaps the container wasn't packed tightly enough and the egg rattled against the side. If we were to do the lab again, I'd probably layer containers to take more force before it reaches the egg container and create a cone as something to take majority of the force on the bottom.