Physics Paper

For our EGGSS project we heavily based our design off the car safety lab that we had done prior to this project. Like a car, we decided to have a crash zone and a lot of thick padding between the egg compartment and the bottom of our project. As show in the impulse formula, J=Fnet*time, the net force is indirectly related to the time, so as time is increased the amount of final force is decreased, which is what we had aimed for with the large amount of cushioning. Rather than using a plastic bag that doesn’t have a 100 percent chance of working, we decided to use a foot of cloth and one sheet of newspaper. First we cut the cardboard into smaller pieces so we could easily manipulate it. After cutting it we glued the three 4 by 4 inch pieces into a triangle with minimal space for the egg to move. Then we got the foot of cloth and wrapped the egg in it with multiple layers so even if any force got to the egg compartment it would not damage the egg. Underneath the egg compartment we glued the Popsicle sticks in a pattern to form a platform that was durable against large amounts of shock. At the very end we placed the balled up newspaper which has the most thickness to greatly decrease the amount of net force that reached the egg; however, before putting the newspaper we debated whether it would make a difference if we folded the newspaper or crumpled it. In the end we voted against folding because it gave up more than half the crash zone available in crumpled up version. To keep both the newspaper and Popsicle stick platform in place we taped our plastic supply bag to the egg compartment restricting any objects from moving during the drop. The newspaper and Popsicle platform serve as the "crash zone" between the ground and the egg compartment. Here are some pictures of our project before and after the drop.














One of the components that contributed towards our success was the use of a tight padded egg compartment that didn't allow any movement...