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egg drop project...need help...?

i need to make a container thing to put a raw egg in for an egg-drop project...i really need some ideas... i can only use*: 1. mounting board - 1*A3 2. box card (cereal box type) - 1*A3 3. expanded polystyrene - 1*A5 4. normal white paper - 2*A3 5. drinking straws - 10*400mm 6. rubber bands - 8 7. cord - 1*500mm 8. masking tape - 1*500mm 9. glue gun (hot melt glue) - 1/2 stick Constraints: 1. The egg can't be glued into position (duh...) 2. The structure should be easy to open for checking purposes *I don't have to use all the materials...

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1. i di that same thing all of that i used worked put fine with me
2. i made one of these way back in 7th grade, it was pretty easy, i think i can verbally help you out.. do you got a myspace or an aim? or even a Yahoo Messenger?
3. well... in the eighth grade... my group put the egg into a sock and glued some cotton balls onto the egg.... then we tied the sock into a knot... the we put the sock into a container with some more cotton... and we got an "A" on it... good luck
4. i say you take the white paper and the tape and make a parachute and then take the straws and make a little basket for the egg and tie the parachute to the basket
5. It's best when you construct a protective box and suspend the egg in the middle. I've done it before with panty hose and tinker toys, but you can do it with your mounting board and glue. suspend the egg with rubber band in a seat of the expandable polystyrene.
6. I did an egg drop project for physics; however, we could only use straws and glue. Generally, the challenge of this project is to build the *lightest* structure that can protect the egg. Basically, you have to build a structure that will absorb enough of the impact so as not to break the egg. Keeping this in mind, I would suggest building a structure that places the egg at the center and has material on the outside to absorb the impact. Be creative and have fun!